General Description
"mtd" is a command line utility to:
- Create a CHARON tape image from a physical tape.
- Write a tape image to a physical tape.
Open "cmd.exe" in the Start menu, to start the utility, and switch to the CHARON x86 utilities directory (typically "C:\Program Files (x86)\CHARON\Utilities_X.X.XXXXX\x86" or "C:\Program Files\CHARON\Utilities_X.X.XXXXX\x86").
Usage
The following is an example of the usage syntax:
...> mtd [options] <tape device name> <tape container name> |
Options:
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-l <file name> | Creates a log file. The name is "file name". |
-r <number> | Specifies a number of attempts to read a damaged data block |
-i | Ignore bad blocks and continue processing w/o interruption. It implies "-r 0" |
-n | Do not rewind tape |
-p | Disable progress reporting |
-v | Enable verbose tracing of data transfer (implies "-p") |
Example:
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Use the following syntax to write the content of a tape container to a physical tape:
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Example:
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