This is the command tapeinfo that can be run in the OnWorks free hosting provider using one of our multiple free online workstations such as Ubuntu Online, Fedora Online, Windows online emulator or MAC OS online emulator
PROGRAM:
NAME
tapeinfo - report SCSI tape device info
SYNOPSIS
tapeinfo -f <scsi-generic-device>
DESCRIPTION
The tapeinfo command reads various information from SCSI tape drives that is not generally
available via most vendors' tape drivers. It issues raw commands directly to the tape
drive, using either the operating system's SCSI generic device ( e.g. /dev/sg0 on Linux,
/dev/pass0 on FreeBSD) or the raw SCSI I/O ioctl on a tape device on some operating
systems.
One good time to use 'tapeinfo' is immediately after a tape i/o operation has failed. On
tape drives that support HP's 'tapealert' API, 'tapeinfo' will report a more exact
description of what went wrong.
Do be aware that 'tapeinfo' is not a substitute for your operating system's own 'mt' or
similar tape driver control program. It is intended to supplement, not replace, programs
like 'mt' that access your operating system's tape driver in order to report or set
information.
OPTIONS
The first argument, given following -f , is the SCSI generic device corresponding to your
tape drive. Consult your operating system's documentation for more information (for
example, under Linux these are generally start at /dev/sg0 under FreeBSD these start at
/dev/pass0).
Under FreeBSD, 'camcontrol devlist' will tell you what SCSI devices you have, along with
which 'pass' device controls them. Under Linux, "cat /proc/scsi/scsi" will tell you what
SCSI devices you have.
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