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authorDavid Sommerseth <davids@redhat.com>2016-05-06 21:00:58 +0200
committerCarsten Leonhardt <leo@debian.org>2024-01-08 10:40:21 +0100
commit42d0b414396ff29bff26fb02518f28590a97788a (patch)
treefd63b4fee1eaf574e47f513552662529c64d628e
parent214a2da5c9935bfa0a3860d2bd145cb0d98fdeff (diff)
[PATCH] man: Document mtx eject and previous operations
Gbp-Pq: Name 007-man-Document-mtx-eject-and-previous-operations
-rw-r--r--mtx.18
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diff --git a/mtx.1 b/mtx.1
index a5e6cc6..108836e 100644
--- a/mtx.1
+++ b/mtx.1
@@ -131,13 +131,16 @@ may need to eject the tape using your OS's tape control commands
first). Note that this command may not be what you want on large
tape libraries -- e.g. on Exabyte 220, the first slot is usually a
cleaning tape. If <drivenum> is omitted, defaults to first drive.
-
.TP 10
.B last [<drivenum>]
Loads drive <drivenum> from the last slot in the media changer. Unloads
the drive if there is already a tape in it. (Note: you may need to eject
the tape using your OS's tape control commands first).
.TP 10
+.B previous [<drivenum>]
+Unloads the drive and loads the previous tape in sequence. If the drive
+was empty, loads the first tape into the drive.
+.TP 10
.B next [<drivenum>]
Unloads the drive and loads the next tape in sequence. If the drive was
empty, loads the first tape into the drive.
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ empty, loads the first tape into the drive.
.B position <slotnum>
Positions the robot at a specific slot. Needed by some changers to
move to and open the import/export, or mailbox, slot.
+.TP 10
+.B eject
+Eject the tape currently in the drive.
.SH AUTHORS
The original 'mtx' program was written by Leonard Zubkoff and extensively