This guide documents how to use the Tape Management Facility (TMF) running the IRIX operating system. It provides information on using tape formats, performing basic tape procedures, and writing C tape applications.
This guide is one of a set of manuals that describes TMF. The following manuals are also in the set:
IRIX TMF Administrator's Guide
IRIX TMF Release and Installation Guide
The following publication contains additional information that may be helpful:
Application Programmer's I/O Guide
In addition to printed and online prose documentation, several online man pages describe aspects of TMF. For a list of TMF man pages and usage information, see Appendix B, “Man Pages”.
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| variable | Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined. | |
| user input | This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font. | |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line. | |
| ... | Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated. |
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