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 Documented in Volume 1 of the UNIX Programmers Manual.


 % mt -f /dev/rmt12 offl
  will rewind and unload the tape mounted on logical drive 0 (/dev/rmt0);
  (see "dd" for using rmt 8,9,12 and 13...)


 % mt -f /dev/rmt0 fsf 2
  will move the mounted tape on unit 0 forward two files (fsf is "forward
  space file").

  The following directives (such as fsf) are recognized:
 	eof	write N end-of-file marks
 	fsf	space forward N files
 	fsr	space forward N records
 	bsf	space backward N files
 	bsr	space backward N records
 	rew	rewind tape
 	offl	rewind tape and go offline

  See also dd.

  NOTE: at some installations, resides in /usr/local/mt

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