.TH MT 1L \" -*- nroff -*-
mt \- control magnetic tape drive operation
[\-V] [\-f device] [\-\-file=device] [\-\-version]
documents the GNU version of
which must be one of the tape operations listed below, on a tape
The default tape device to operate on is taken from the file
.I /usr/include/sys/mtio.h
is compiled. It can be overridden by giving a device file name in
or by a command line option (see below), which also overrides the
The device must be either a character special file or a
remote tape drive. To use a tape drive on another machine as the
archive, use a filename that starts with `HOSTNAME:'. The
hostname can be preceded by a username and an `@' to access the remote
tape drive as that user, if you have permission to do so (typically an
entry in that user's `~/.rhosts' file).
The available operations are listed below. Unique abbreviations are
accepted. Not all operations are available on all systems, or work on
all types of tape drives.
Some operations optionally take a repeat count, which can be given
after the operation name and defaults to 1.
EOF marks at current position.
The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
The tape is positioned on the first block of the next file.
The tape is positioned on the beginning-of-the-tape side of
Absolute space to file number
Equivalent to rewind followed by fsf
Space to the end of the recorded media on the tape
(for appending files onto tapes).
Rewind the tape and, if applicable, unload the tape.
Print status information about the tape unit.
Rewind the tape, then wind it to the end of the reel,
exits with a status of 0 if the operation succeeded, 1 if the
operation or device name given was invalid, or 2 if the operation
.I "\-f, \-\-file=device"
as the file name of the tape drive to operate on.
tape drive on another machine, use a filename that
starts with `HOSTNAME:'. The hostname can be preceded by a
username and an `@' to access the remote tape drive as that user, if
you have permission to do so (typically an entry in that user's
Print the version number of