% tpcp device fits-fileHere device is the tape device. Typically it is something like
/dev/nrst0
. Note that you should always use the ``raw, non-rewinding
devices'' - that is devices whose names start with nr. The output is
fits-file.
To write a FITS file to tape, use
% tpcp -b 2880 fits-file deviceThis causes an unblocked FITS file to be written (record length of 2880 bytes).
To move the tape to the end-of-tape, use
% mt -f device eomTo skip forward n files, use
% mt -f device fsf nand to rewind, use
% mt -f device rewind
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