tcopy(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   tcopy(1)



NAME
     tcopy - copy a magnetic tape

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/tcopy source [ destination ]

DESCRIPTION
     tcopy copies the magnetic tape mounted  on  the  tape  drive
     specified  by  the source argument. The only assumption made
     about the contents of a tape is  that  there  are  two  tape
     marks  at  the  end.  When only a source drive is specified,
     tcopy scans the tape, and  displays  information  about  the
     sizes  of records and tape files. If a destination is speci-
     fied, tcopy makes a copies the source tape onto the destina-
     tion  tape,  with  blocking  preserved.  As it copies, tcopy
     produces the same output as it does  when  only  scanning  a
     tape.

SEE ALSO
     mt(1) ioctl(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

NOTES
     tcopy will only run on systems supporting an associated  set
     of ioctl(2) requests.































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