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To skip over a previously created dump file and append a dump on a tape device, use
the fsf command, as in the following example:
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To rewind a tape, use the rewind command, as in the following example:
mt -f nrst0a rewind
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To rewind the tape and, if appropriate, take the tape drive off-line by unloading the
tape, use the offline command, as in the following example:
mt -f nrst0a offline
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To display status information about the tape unit, use the status command, as in
the following example:
mt -f nrst0a status
Tape drive: Quantum DLT7000
Status: ready, write enabled
Format: 85937 bpi 70 GB (w/comp)
fileno = 0 blockno = 95603 resid = 0