mt-st
Note: The following documentation is known to work with mt-st version 0.8.'
Command quick guide
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mt -f /dev/st0 erase - erase the tape inside /dev/st0.
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mt -f /dev/st0 retension - rewinds to the beginning, winds to the end, and rewinds to the beginning again in order to retension the tape inside /dev/st0.
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mt -f /dev/st0 rewind - rewinds the tape inside /dev/st0.
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mt -f /dev/st0 status - displays tape unit status.
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mt -f /dev/st0 tell - prints the current block location of the tape inside the /dev/st0 device.
Exit status
These exit status codes are useful when tracking operations in scripts using
mt-st.
- 0 - operation succeeded.
- 1 - operation or device is invalid.
- 2 - operation failed.