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11.12.3 Tape I/O

These routines deal with input from or output to a tape device.

rewind

To rewind a tape.

skipf

To skip files on a tape.

skipr

To skip records on a tape.

tapebufin

To read from a tape.

tapebufout

To write to a tape.

tape_status

To determine the status of a tape device.

taprd

To read from a tape.

tapwrt

To write to a tape.

unload

To unload a tape from a tape device.

wait_for_tape

Currently unused.

weof

To write an end-of-file marker on the tape.