JSI Tip 9161. MT.exe command-line tape utility freeware.

Download MT.exe, a freeware command-line tape utility.

When you open a CMD.EXE window and type mt /?, you receive the following help display:

MT v0.19: command-line tape manipulation similar to the unix mt commandCopyright (C) 2001-2003 Peter Weston ([email protected])Usage: mt command  ...eg. mt erase tape0Command, one of:  block          set block size to param1 bytes (eg. mt block 32K)  drivestatus    displays the status of the tape drive  eject          unlock then eject the tape  format         format the tape (QIC117 only)  help           display this usage information  licence        display licence information  load           load the tape  lock           stop tape being ejected  longerase      long-erase the specified tape (blanks current partition)  mediastatus    display the status of the media  partition      (no parameters) create fixed (drive default) partitions  partition      (1 parameter) create param1 select partitions  partition      (2 parameters) create param1 partitions of size param2 (MB)  read           (1 parameter) read from tape into file param1  read           (2 parameters) read param 2 bytes from tape to file param1  tension        retension the tape  rewind         rewind the tape  seek           move tape to block param1  seekbyte       move tape to byte param1  seekend        move tape to the end of data (partition param1 if specified)  shorterase     write an end of tape marker at the current tape position  unload         unload the tape (without unlocking first - can deadlock/hang)  unlock         allow tape to be ejected  write          write file param1 to tapeDrive:  tape0 (default) tape1 etc...Most commands fail while the tape is busy, except mediastatus which waits forthe current operation to complete.Large numbers can be made by suffixing K (1024), M (K*1024) or G (M*1024)