Gordon Rowell wrote: > > I don't have a dat drive to test at the moment. Would > > someone with a dat drive mind telling me if either of > > these commands ejects the tape: > > > > mt -f /dev/nst0 offline > > > > mt -f /dev/nst0 rewoffl > > Yes. Assuming your tape drive can (DAT drives can). Some tape > drives (e.g. > DLT and reel-to-reel) don't eject the tape - that has to be > done manually. > > That's why it's "offline" rather than "eject". > Thanks Gordon/Charlie for replying. Regards, Darrell
