MT(1)                   GENIX Programmer's Manual                   MT(1)



      NAME
           mt - Magnetic tape manipulating program

      SYNOPSIS
           mt [ -t tapename ] command [ count ]

      DESCRIPTION
           Mt is used to give commands to the tape drive.  If a  tape  name  is
           not  specified,  /dev/nrtc0 is used.  If a count is not specified, 1
           is assumed.

           Here are the commands:
                eof  write count end-of-file marks
                fsf  space forward count files
                fsr  space forward count records
                bsf  space backward count files
                bsr  space backward count records
                rew  rewind tape
                offl rewind tape and go offline
           retension retension tape
           erase     erase entire tape
           display   set unit display to value

      FILES
           /dev/tc*  Magnetic tape interface
           /dev/rtc* Raw magnetic tape interface

      SEE ALSO
           tc(4), dd(1)

      BUGS
           The tape unit cannot skip records, backspace files or records, or go
           offline.






















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