Command

Description

:PDUMP

Copies an item from a POINTER-FILE to tape.

:PLOAD

Copies a file from tape to the POINTER-FILE.

S-DUMP

Copies sorted items to tape.

SET-TAPEFILE

Adds a transient virtual tape file to mvBase.

T-ATT

Attaches a logical tape unit to the user’s process.

T-BCK

Moves a tape backwards.

T-CHK

Checks tape files for parity errors.

T-COPY

Copies a tape to another tape.

T-DET

Detaches a tape unit from the user’s process.

T-DUMP

Copies items to tape.

T-EOD

Advances a tape to the end of the data.

T-FORMAT

Sets the tape drive format.

T-FWD

Advances tape forward.

T-LOAD

Restores items from tape to disk drive.

T-ONLINE

Resets the tape drive.

T-RDLBL

Reads and stores tape labels.

T-READ

Displays the contents of a tape.

T-REW

Rewinds a tape.

T-SELECT

Selects and attaches logical tape units to a process.

T-SPACE

Spaces a tape forward past a specified number of EOF (End-Of-File) marks.

T-STATUS

Lists the current tape device assignments.

T-WEOF

Writes an End-Of-File mark on a tape.

T-WHAT

Displays the type of tape drive currently selected.

T-WTLBL

Writes and stores tape labels.