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MT(1)									 MT(1)

NAME
       mt - magnetic tape manipulating program

SYNOPSIS
       mt [ -f tapename ] command [ count ]

DESCRIPTION
       Mt  is  used to give commands to a magnetic tape drive.	If a tape name
       is not specified, mt uses the device  /dev/rxt0.	  Note	that  tapename
       must  reference	a raw (not block) tape device.	By default mt performs
       the requested operation once.  Operations  may  be  performed  multiple
       times by specifying count.

       The  available  commands	 are listed below.  Only as many characters as
       are required to uniquely identify a command need be specified.

       eof, weof
	      Write count end-of-file marks at the  current  position  on  the
	      tape.

       fsf    Forward space count files.

       fsr    Forward space count records.

       bsf    Back space count files.

       bsr    Back space count records.

       rewind Rewind the tape (Count is ignored).

       offline, rewoffl
	      Rewind  the  tape	 and  place  the  tape unit off-line (Count is
	      ignored).

       status Print status information about the tape unit.

       Mt returns a 0 exit status when the operation(s) were successful, 1  if
       the command was unrecognized, and 2 if an operation failed.

FILES
       /dev/rmt* Raw magnetic tape interface

SEE ALSO
       dd(1), ioctl(2), environ(7)

4th Berkeley Distribution	  May 9, 1986				 MT(1)

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