erase(8)                                                                         erase(8)

NAME

       erase - erase a tape

SYNOPSIS

       erase [ -sr ] -a b.t.l

DESCRIPTION

       The erase program will send the SCSI ERASE command to the named device,
       using the LONG erase option unless the optional -s argument  is  speci-
       fied.

OPTIONS

       -s     Uses  the  SHORT erase option, rather than the LONG option. LONG
              is used by default.

      -r     sends a REWIND command to the named device prior to  issuing  an
              erase command.

      -a     This  is  a required argument, and must be used to select a spe-
              cific ordinal SCSI address (see libscsi(8)) for the device  that
              has the tape.

WARNINGS

       Be  careful!  This command destroys data! It does not prompt you to see
       whether you are sure you want to do this.

SEE ALSO

       libscsi(8)

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