tcopy(1)                (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 copies the source tape onto the desti-
     nation tape, with blocking preserved. As it copies, tcopy produces the
     same output as it does when only scanning a tape.

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

SEE ALSO
     mt(1), ioctl(2).
































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