Tape Control -the mt Command:
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This assume that the device is at the 0 address.
Shows whether device is valid, whether tape is loaded, and status of tape
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 status:
Rewinds tape to start
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 rewind:
Shows table of contents of archive. If tar tvf produces an error, then there are no more records on the tape.
tar tvf /dev/rmt/0:
Advanced to the next archive on the tape.
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 fsf:
Moves the tape to the end of the last archive that it can detect.
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 eom:
Erases the tape. Use with care.
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 erase:
Ejects the tape, if the device supports that option.
mt -f /dev/rmt/0 offline:
To extract lengthy archives even if you plan to log out, use the nohup command as follows:
nohup tar xvf /dev/rmt/0 &
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