VMS Help EXCHANGE, TYPE, Qualifiers, /REWIND  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /REWIND
       /NOREWIND

    Controls whether the DOS-11 input magnetic tape reel logically
    rewinds to the beginning-of-tape mark before EXCHANGE searches
    for the file name given in the input specifier.

    Use this qualifier only for DOS-11 magnetic tape devices. The
    default is /NOREWIND; you should use /REWIND when you want TYPE
    to start searching for a file at the beginning of the magnetic
    tape rather than at the current position.