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- ' $Header: /sprite/src/cmds/tape/RCS/tape.man,v 1.3 92/08/09 18:05:50 mottsmth Exp $ SPRITE (Berkeley)
- .so \*(]ltmac.sprite
- .HS TAPE cmds
- .BS
- .SH NAME
- tape \- Tape drive control.
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- \fBtape\fR [\fB-t \fItapeDevice\fR] [\fIoptions\fR]
- .SH "OPTIONS"
- .IP "\fB\-t \fItapeDevice\fR" 14
- This specifies the tape device file. The default is ``/dev/tape0''.
- .IP "\fB\-T\fR" 14
- Retension the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-e\fR" 14
- Skip to the end of the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-E\fR" 14
- Erase the whole tape.
- .IP "\fB\-r\fR" 14
- Rewind the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-R\fR" 14
- Read the tape 'til end-of-file.
- .IP "\fB\-B \fIblocksize\fR" 14
- Blocksize for read and write transfers.
- .IP "\fB\-W \fInumblocks\fR" 14
- Write numblocks blocks to the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-f \fInumfiles\fR" 14
- Skip numfiles files. If numfiles < 0, backwards skip.
- .IP "\fB\-b \fInumblocks\fR" 14
- Skip numblocks blocks.
- .IP "\fB\-m \fInummarks\fR" 14
- Write the given number of file marks on the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-g \fIblockNum\fR" 14
- Skip to a particular block on the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-s\fP" 14
- Print out the status of the tape drive.
- .IP "\fB\-l\fP" 14
- Load the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-u\fP" 14
- Unload the tape.
- .IP "\fB\-p\fP" 14
- Prevent tape removal.
- .IP "\fB\-a\fP" 14
- Allow tape removal.
- .IP "\fB\-i\fP" 14
- Perform a tape inquiry.
-
- .BE
-
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- .PP
- Tape is used to control tape drives. A tape can be rewound,
- files and blocks can be skipped, and testing files can be
- written and read.
- .SH KEYWORDS
- tape, rewind
-