mtd
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Description
The "mtd" utility is used to:
- Create a CHARON tape image from a physical tape
- Write a tape image to a physical tape.
Usage is the following:
$ mtd [options] <tape device name> <tape container name> |
Parameters:
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Example:
$ mtd -l tape1.txt -r 10 /dev/st5 /charon/tapes/tape1.vtape |
Tape container to physical tape transfer
Use the following syntax to write the content of a tape container to a physical tape:
$ mtd <tape container name> <tape device name> |
Example:
$ mtd /charon/tapes/tape1.vtape /dev/st5 |
Tape container formats transfer
Use the following syntax to transfer the CHARON-SMA tape container format to the CHARON-AXP/VAX/PDP one:
$ mtd <SMA tape container name> <AXP/VAX/PDP |
Example:
$ mtd /charon/tapes/sma_tape.vtape |
Use the following syntax to transfer the CHARON-AXP/VAX/PDP tape container format to the CHARON-SMA one:
$ mtd -s < |
Example:
$ mtd -s /charon/tapes/axp_tape.vtape |
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