mt
Control magnetic tape drive operation (commonly LTO tape). More information: <https://manned.org/mt>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/mt.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install mt-st
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install mt-st
- Alpine
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apk add mt-st
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install mt-st
- CentOS
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yum install mt-st
- Fedora
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dnf install mt-st
- Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mt-st
- Raspbian
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apt-get install mt-st
- Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/mt
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/mt mt
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Control magnetic tape drive operation (commonly LTO tape). More information: <https://manned.org/mt>.
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Check the status of a tape drive:
mt -f /dev/nstX status
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Rewind the tape to beginning:
mt -f /dev/nstX rewind
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Move forward a given files, then position the tape on first block of next file:
mt -f /dev/nstX fsf count
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Rewind the tape, then position the tape at beginning of the given file:
mt -f /dev/nstX asf count
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Position the tape at the end of valid data:
mt -f /dev/nstX eod
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Rewind the tape and unload/eject it:
mt -f /dev/nstX eject
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Write EOF (End-of-file) mark at the current position:
mt -f /dev/nstX} eof
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