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BSD 4.3
NAME
tcopy
- copy and/or verify mag tapes
SYNOPSIS
[-cvx
]
[-s maxblk
]
[src [dest
]
]
DESCRIPTION
is designed to copy magnetic tapes. The only assumption made
about the tape is that there are two tape marks at the end.
with only a source tape
( /dev/rst0
by default) specified will print
information about the sizes of records and tape files. If a destination
is specified a copy will be made of the source tape. The blocking on the
destination tape will be identical to that used on the source tape. Copying
a tape will yield the same output as if just printing the sizes.
Options:
- -c
-
Copy
src
to
dest
and then verify that the two tapes are identical.
- -s maxblk
-
Specify a maximum block size,
maxblk
- -v
-
Given the two tapes,
and
dest
verify that they are identical.
- -x
-
Output all informational messages to the standard error.
This option is useful when
dest
is
/dev/stdout
SEE ALSO
mtio(4)
HISTORY
The
command appeared in
BSD 4.3
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