8.110 MT (Control magnetic tape operation)
8.110.1 Function
The MT command performs various actions on magnetic tapes. All operations can be used on a valid
tape device. The device must not have any I/O operation in process or pending.
Please note that the WTM operation will truncate the tape after the last WTM written if it is not at the
logical end of the tape when the WTM is issued. No warnings are given.
8.110.2 Syntax
Descriptive
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Diagram
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