[NTLUG:Discuss] Tape Size

Stuart Johnston saj at thecommune.net
Fri Dec 3 19:00:14 CST 2004


Maybe I'm just missing it but I don't see any way to get the actual size
from the 'mt'.  'mt status' will give the density from which I can make a
guess - DDS-2 is usually 4gb but I was hoping for something more precise.


thanks,
Stuart Johnston

On 12:54:51 pm 12/03/2004 Kenneth Loafman <ken at lt.com> wrote:
> Look at the 'mt' command.  That should do it.
>
> ...Ken
>
>
> Stuart Johnston wrote:
> >  Is there anyway, in Linux, to remotely determine the size of a
> >  tape currently in the drive?
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >  Stuart Johnston
> >
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