Backward space over count file marks. The tape is positioned at
at the EOT (End Of Tape) side of the last skipped file mark, which
means that `mt -f /dev/qft0 bsf
' (i.e. count set to `1
')
always stays within the same tape volume and has the effect to position
the tape at the beginning of the current volume.
This might differ from the original behavior of ftape-2.x resp. sftape, but is the expected behavior of a Un*x tape device.
Note that you need to use the non-rewinding devices when using this
with the mt
program, see Rewinding devices.
2
' to accomplish this.
mt -f /dev/nqft0 bsf 2
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