Flag Descriptions - IBM 3592 Maintenance Information

Table 166: Tape drive commands and syntax (continued)
Tape Drive Commands
Forward Space File
Backward Space File
Forward Space Record
Backward Space Record
Locate End of Data
Get Record Size
Set Record Size
Get Device Status
Get Device Information
Get Media Information
Get Position
Set Position
Get Parameter
Set Parameter
Sync Buffer
Display Message
Note: Starting the tapeutil program with the -h flag (for example, tapeutil -h) or the -? flag (for example,
tapeutil -?) displays the usage help information.

Flag descriptions

The supported flags, their meanings, their associated operations, and their acceptable ranges are as
follows:
Flag
descriptions
-?
Usage Help (stand-alone flag) {no value required}.
-b
Block Size (rea, wri) {0 < (block size x blocking factor) <2097152}.
-c
Operation Count (eof, fsf, fsr, bsf, bsr) {0 - 65535}.
-d
Destination Address (mov) {device-specific, determine range from Element Info}.
-f
Device Special file name (always required) {/dev/rmt/0mn or similar}.
-h
Usage Help (stand-alone flag) {no value required}.
-m
Multiples to Read or Write (rea, wri) {0 - 2097152}.
-n
Blocking Factor (rea, wri) {0 > (block size x blocking factor) <2097152}.
272 IBM 3592 TS1140, TS1150, TS1155, and TS1160 Tape Drives: Maintenance Information
Syntax
tapeutil -f f.-o fsf [-w w][-v] -c c
tapeutil -f f.-o bsf [-w w][-v] -c c
tapeutil --f f.-o fsr [-w w][-v] -c c
tapeutil -f f.-o bsr [-w w][-v] -c c
tapeutil -f f.-o eod [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o grs [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o srs [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o gds [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o gdi [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o gmi [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -ff.-o gpo [-w w][-v] -t t
tapeutil -f f.-o spo [-w w][-v] -t t -x x
tapeutil -f f.-o gpa [-w w][-v] -t t
tapeutil -ff.-o spa [-w w][-v] -t t -x x
tapeutil -f f.-o syn [-w w][-v]
tapeutil -f f.-o msg [-w w][-v] -tt -yy1,y1