https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/mt-command/m-p/4457244#M359591 mt(1) says this writes an EOF, then seeks to EOD (DDS and QIC drives only). (I would think you would already be there?)<BR /><BR />I would hope you wouldn't need these for fbackup. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:44:00 GMT Dennis Handly 2009-07-10T08:44:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/mt-command/m-p/4457243#M359590 i want to know the role of mt command when <BR />we writ it like this : <BR />mt -f /dev/rmt/0mb EOF<BR />mt -f /dev/rmt/0mb EOD<BR />and are they necessery when we begin or finish an fbackup or frecover command <BR />thanks Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:07:57 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/mt-command/m-p/4457243#M359590 ouazir 2009-07-10T08:07:57Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/mt-command/m-p/4457244#M359591 mt(1) says this writes an EOF, then seeks to EOD (DDS and QIC drives only). (I would think you would already be there?)<BR /><BR />I would hope you wouldn't need these for fbackup. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:44:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/mt-command/m-p/4457244#M359591 Dennis Handly 2009-07-10T08:44:00Z