tcopy Command

Purpose

Copies a magnetic tape.

Syntax

tcopy Source [ Destination ]

Description

The tcopy command copies magnetic tapes. Source and target file names are specified by the Source and Destination parameters. The tcopy command assumes that there are two tape marks at the end of the tape, and it ends when it finds the double file marks. With only a source tape specified, the tcopy command prints information about the size of records and tape files

Examples

To copy from one streaming tape to a 9-track tape, enter:

tcopy /dev/rmt0 /dev/rmt8

Files