The Ftape Installation Guide
8.5.1.14: MTERASE
Erases the tape --- be careful!
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Clears the file mark list only, i.e. doesn't really erase the data on
the tape cartridge.
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With zftape this means that the first data segment is written full with zeroes
(see zftape file marks). Thus
MTERASE
erases at least
the data in the first segment following the header segments.
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zftape also changes the tape label to
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Ftape - The Linux Floppy Tape Project!
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ftape-2.x resp. sftape needed this command to initialize a cartridge before
file marks could be used.
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In contrast to all previous versions of ftape the zftape driver no
longer requires erasure of a cartridge to use file marks.
- Example
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mt -f /dev/nqft0 erase
- References
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see File marks
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