6.Command Specification

ERASE

6.1.ERASE 19h

Bit

7

6

5

4

 

3

2

1

0

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

Operation

Code (19h)

 

 

 

1

 

Obsolete

 

 

 

Reserved

 

Immed

Long

2

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Control

 

 

 

ERASE causes part or all of the remaining data within a partition to be erased beginning at the current logical position. Any write data that is currently held in the buffer is written to tape before the ERASE is executed.

Immed: If the Immed bit is set to ZERO, the drive will not return status until the selected operation has completed. If the bit is set, status will be returned as soon as the operation has been initiated.

Long: If the Long bit is set to ONE, it should be written from the current logical position until EOM/EOP. If the Long bit is set to ZERO, EOD should be written to the current logical position.

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