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diff --git a/pkg/system/doc/rewind.hlp b/pkg/system/doc/rewind.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0519f81c --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/system/doc/rewind.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +.help rewind Apr92 system +.ih +NAME +rewind -- rewind a previously allocated device +.ih +USAGE +rewind device +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls device +The device to be rewound. +.le +.ls initcache = yes +Initialize the magtape device position cache for the device. This causes +the magtape i/o system to "forget" what it thinks it knows about things +like the number of files on the tape, the amount of tape used, and so on. +.le +.ih +DESCRIPTION +\fIRewind\fR rewinds the specified device, which is most likely +a magnetic tape, and which has been previously allocated to the user. + +By default \fIrewind\fR will initialize the device position cache. When +changing tapes, one should always either rewind or deallocate and reallocate +the device, to force the magtape system to recompute the number of files +on the tape and to ensure that the tape is left in a defined position. +.ih +EXAMPLES + +1. Rewind logical tape drive a. + + cl> rewind mta +.ih +SEE ALSO +allocate, deallocate, devstatus +.endhelp |