Command for positioning the read head on the tape.
Syntax:
tape_pos_cmd = <cmd>Default: None
This parameter is used by BRRESTORE and by BRBACKUP/BRARCHIVE with option
-w|-verify . For a file to be read from the volume, the tape must be fast-forwarded to the required position.For example, you could make the following entry:
tape_pos_cmd =
"mt -t $ fsf $"Sample positioning commands:
HP-UX:
"mt -t $ fsf $" ; AIX: "tctl -f $ fsf $" ; TRU64, Reliant, Solaris, NT: "mt -f $ fsf $" ;Make sure that you do not forget the double quotes when you enter parameters composed of several values. The SAP tool replace the first $ character with the address of the device you use. The second $ character is replaced by the number of files that are to be skipped.