NAME

mt − magnetic tape manipulating program

SYNOPSIS

mt [ −t tapename ] command [ count ]

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. 

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. 

AUTHOR

Mt was developed by the University of California, Berkeley California, Computer Science Division, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 

SEE ALSO

dd(1), mt(7). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8- and 16-bit data, 8-bit filenames. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  Version B.1,  May 11, 2021