HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands A-M (vol 3)

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mksf(1M) mksf(1M)
-s [block-size] Fixed block size mode. If a numeric block-size is given, it is used for a fixed block size.
If the
-s option is used alone, a device-specific default fixed block size is used. This
option must be specified at the end of an option string.
-u UC Berkeley-style rewind/close.
-w Wait (disable immediate reporting).
-x index Use the index value to access the tape device driver property table entry. Recognized
values for index are decimal values in the range 0 to 30.
special-file Put all tape special files in the
/dev/rmt directory. This is required for proper
maintenance of the Tape Property Table (see mt(7)). Device files located outside the
/dev/rmt directory may not provide consistent behavior across system reboots. The
default special file names are dependent on the tape drive being accessed and the
options specified. All default special files begin with
rmt/ccardttargetddevice. See
mt(7) for a complete description of the default special file naming scheme for tapes.
tape2
-a
AT&T-style rewind/close.
-b bpi Bits per inch or tape density. The recognized values for bpi are:
BEST, D1600, D3480, D3480C, D6250, D6250C, D800, D8MM_8200,
D8MM_8200C , D8MM_8500 , D8MM_8500C, DDS1, DDS1C, DDS2, DDS2C,
NOMOD, QIC_1000, QIC_11, QIC_120, QIC_1350, QIC_150, QIC_2100,
QIC_24, QIC_2GB, QIC_525, QIC_5GB, DLT_42500_24 , DLT_42500_56 ,
DLT_62500_64 , DLT_81633_64 , DLT_62500_64C
, DLT_81633_64C,
or a decimal number density code.
-c [code] Compression with optional compression code. The optional decimal code is used to
select a particular compression algorithm on drives that support more than one
compression algorithm. This option must be specified at the end of an option string.
See mt(7) for more details.
-n No rewind on close.
-o Console messages disabled.
-t Transparent mode, normally used by diagnostics.
-u UC Berkeley-style rewind/close.
-w Wait (disable immediate reporting).
-x index Use the index value to access the tape device driver property table entry. The recog-
nized values for index are decimal values in the range 0 to 30.
-z RTE compatible close.
special-file Put all tape special files in the /dev/rmt directory. This is required for proper
maintenance of the Tape Property Table (see mt(7)). Device files located outside the
/dev/rmt directory may not provide consistent behavior across system reboots. The
default special file names are dependent on the tape drive being accessed and the
options specified. All default special files begin with rmt/ccardttargetddevice. See
mt(7) for a complete description of the default special file naming scheme for tapes.
RETURN VALUE
mksf exits with one of the following values:
0 Successful completion.
1 Failure. An error occurred.
DIAGNOSTICS
Most of the diagnostic messages from mksf are self-explanatory. Listed below are some messages deserv-
ing further clarification. Errors cause mksf to abort immediately.
Errors
Ambiguous device specification
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