NAME

mt − magnetic tape manipulating program

SYNOPSIS

mt [ −t tapename ] command [ count ]

HP-UX COMPATABILITY

Level: HP-UX/STANDARD

Origin: UCB

DESCRIPTION

Mt is used to give commands to the tape drive.  If tapename is not specified, /dev/mt/0mn is used.  If count is not specified, 1 is assumed. 

Here are the commands:

eofwrite count end-of-file marks
fsfspace forward count files
fsrspace forward count records
bsfspace backward count files
bsrspace backward count records
rewrewind tape
offlrewind tape and go offline. 

EXAMPLE

The following command will rewind the default mag tape unit and take it off line:

mt offl

FILES

/dev/mt/∗Magnetic tape interface
/dev/rmt/∗Raw magnetic tape interface

/dev/rmt/0mn (or whatever drive is used) must be described as a Berkeley-compatibility mode tape drive (without rewind) for mt to operate as expected. 

SEE ALSO

mt(4), dd(1). 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021