On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 05:59:26PM +0100, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> > 
...
> > BTW, I think the device you are using "/dev/tape" is the rewind
> > on close device.  Thus after the first dd ... count=1 command
> > the tape probably rewinds to the beginning of the tape.
> > /dev/ntape is likely the "leave the tape where it is" device.
...
> 
> As to the other suggestions, my /dev/tape ls symlinked to /dev/nst0, so is
> not rewinding.

Typically 'tape' references st0 and 'ntape' references nst0.

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