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RealityV15.1Online Documentation (MoTW) Revision 7
Summary of Tape Unit Commands by Category (Tape) (m604909+summary.htm)
ASSIGNAttaches a tape unit to the terminal and assigns channel identity, if specified, and/or tape parameters, to the unit.
CLEAR-ASSIGNCancels channel assignments and detaches the tape unit previously assigned.
T-ATTAttaches a tape unit to the terminal and assigns tape parameters.
T-DETDetaches a tape unit.
SPACEPerforms multiple T-FWD commands.
T-BCKMoves the tape back a specified number of records to the position just after an EOF mark, or to the load point.
T-FWDMoves the tape forward a specified number of records to the point just after an EOF mark.
T-REWRewinds the tape.
CHECKChecks a specified number of sequential tape files for parity errors.
T-CHKChecks a tape for parity errors.
T-UNLOADRewinds the tape and puts the tape unit off-line.
T-VERIFYCompares two tapes to check for data mismatch.
DISCTOTAPEWrites data items created on disk by the TAPETODISC command back to tape so as to create an identical binary image of the original tape.
ST-DUMPSorts and writes selected items to tape.
T-DUMPWrites selected items to tape.
T-LOADLoads items saved with the T-DUMP and ST-DUMP commands.
T-READDumps the contents of a tape to the terminal or printer.
T-WEOFWrites an EOF mark to tape.
TAPETODISCReads data from tape to disk, creating a database item for each tape block. Any type of data can be written, including binary data.
T-READReads or prints the contents of a Tape.
T-RDLBLReads, displays and stores the label from the tape.
T-STATUSReports the current status of each magnetic tape drive on the system.
T-COPYPerforms tape-to-tape copies. This requires more than one tape unit.
T-ERASEPrepares a QIC (quarter inch cartridge) tape for new data to be written.
T-RETENSIONWinds a QIC tape forward, then back to the beginning-of-tape (BOT) marker, so as to retain the tension in the tape.
T-DEVICERedefines the tape device definition for a specified tape unit.
T-STACKEREnables multi-reel FILE-SAVE/RESTORE operations to be carried out on a multiple cassette tape stacker/autoloader unit without needing to type 'C' to continue at the end of each tape.
SP-TAPEOUTReads a tape created via the Spooler and outputs jobs to the current Spooler assignment.