Difference between revisions of "Magnetic Tape"

From 6bit.ch wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:


== Use ==
== Use ==
<code>mt [-f </dev/st0>] status</code> Show status of <device></br>
<code>mt [-f </dev/st0>] status</code> show status of <device></br>


== Useful Operations ==
== Useful Operations ==
<code>mt [-f </dev/st0>] rewind</code> rewind tape</br>
<code>mt [-f </dev/st0>] off / offline / eject</code> eject tape</br>
<code>mt [-f </dev/st0>] load</code> load tape</br>
</br>
= tapestat =
Shows I/O of tape drives.
== Use ==
<code>tapestat <interval>[s] <count>[times]</code> update stats every <interval> times <count></br>
== Useful Flags ==
<code>--human</code> human readable</br>

Latest revision as of 12:29, 30 November 2022

mt

Controls magnetic tape drives.

Use

mt [-f </dev/st0>] status show status of <device>

Useful Operations

mt [-f </dev/st0>] rewind rewind tape
mt [-f </dev/st0>] off / offline / eject eject tape
mt [-f </dev/st0>] load load tape

tapestat

Shows I/O of tape drives.

Use

tapestat <interval>[s] <count>[times] update stats every <interval> times <count>

Useful Flags

--human human readable