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.th TM IV 10/15/73
.sh NAME
tm \*- TM-11/TU-10 magtape interface
.sh DESCRIPTION
The files
.it "mt0, ..., mt7"
refer to the DEC TU10/TM11 magtape.
When opened for reading or writing,
the magtape is rewound.
A tape consists of a
series of 512 byte records terminated by an
end-of-file.
When the magtape is closed
after writing,
an end-of-file is written.
.s3
The magtape can only be opened once at
any instant.
.sh FILES
/dev/mt?
.sh "SEE ALSO"
tp(I)
.sh BUGS
If you hit the EOF mark
or get other non-data errors it refuses to do anything more
until closed.
There has to be some reasonable way to deal
with multi-file tapes.
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ab4c9b4b KT	1	.th TM IV 10/15/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	tm \*- TM-11/TU-10 magtape interface
	4	.sh DESCRIPTION
	5	The files
	6	.it "mt0, ..., mt7"
	7	refer to the DEC TU10/TM11 magtape.
	8	When opened for reading or writing,
	9	the magtape is rewound.
	10	A tape consists of a
	11	series of 512 byte records terminated by an
	12	end-of-file.
	13	When the magtape is closed
	14	after writing,
	15	an end-of-file is written.
	16	.s3
	17	The magtape can only be opened once at
	18	any instant.
	19	.sh FILES
	20	/dev/mt?
	21	.sh "SEE ALSO"
	22	tp(I)
	23	.sh BUGS
	24	If you hit the EOF mark
	25	or get other non-data errors it refuses to do anything more
	26	until closed.
	27	There has to be some reasonable way to deal
	28	with multi-file tapes.