tcopy(1)           UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)            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 specified, tcopy makes a copies the source tape onto the destination
      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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