cdi_rewind(8)                                                         cdi_rewind(8)

NAME

       cdi_rewind - issue a rewind SCSI command to a tape device

SYNOPSIS

       cdi_rewind -f device [ -v ] [ -t { s | t | g | n | m | i } ]

DESCRIPTION

       The  cdi_rewind  program issues a rewind SCSI command to a tape device.
       The cdi_rewind program also returns the status of the named SCSI device
       (specified by the -f option).

OPERANDS

       -f     device
            Specifies the device to send the rewind request to.

OPTIONS

       -t     Use the -t option to specify the method of tape functions to use
              to issue the rewind SCSI command.  If the -t option is not spec-
              ified,  the  default  method  is  to use the OS tape driver SCSI
              passthrough functions.  Please refer to the libcdi  (8)  manpage
              for  the  complete list of access methods currently supported by
              the cdi_rewind program.

       -v     Run the program in verbose mode.  This option will print out the
              version number of the CDI library used by the program.

EXAMPLES

       Sample output including drive status information:

     % cdi_rewind -f /dev/rmt/2cbn

      CDI_REWIND successful.
       elapsed time for command was 2 seconds
       cdi_info.drivestat is:
         status = 0, DRIVE_STATUS_READY
         msg = The tape drive is ready for use

SEE ALSO

       libcdi(8)

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