Linux and Unix tcopy command
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Copy a magnetic tape.
tcopy source [ destination ]
| source | The source of the magnetic tape that needs to be copied. |
| destination | The destination of the magnetic tape that needs to be copied. |
Before attempting to copy the contents of a tape drive insure no errors are present on either disks and that you rewind the tapes to the beginning.
topy $RMT /dev/rmt83.1 - would copy the drive on $RMT to /dev/rmt83.1