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tape -- Magnetic-tape devices



tape -- Manipulate a tape device

tape command [count] [device]

Commands:
     erase     Erase the tape.  SCSI tape only.
     retension Retension the tape.
     rewind    Rewind the tape.
     rfm       Move the tape forward to the next file mark; in effect, skip the
               current file.  SCSI tape only.
     seek position
               Move the tape device's seek point to byte position.  Floppy tape
               only.
     status    Read the status of the tape device.  Floppy tape only.
     tell      Display the byte position at which the next read or write
               operation will be performed.  Floppy tape only.