User Guide

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dd2_status_drive DD-2 Utilities Manual Pages
%drvblksz Drive’s current block size.
%fileblksz Block size of file at current position on tape.
ENVIRONMENT
The $TAPE environment variable specifies the tape device to use if the
-f <device_special_file> option is omitted.
EXIT STATUS
The dd2 utilities use the following exit status codes, and may also produce output to -stdout
on success:
0 Operation succeeded.
nonzero Operation failed.
A nonzero return value describes the error encountered error during processing (see “Exit
Status” on page 6-5).
EXAMPLE
Display the status attributes of the drive.
dd2_status_drive -stdout %v_tdstate
The example display might look like this:
: Drive ready :: Cassette present :: Volume loaded :: At EOP ::
At filemark :: Early Warning detected :: Installed tape is double
density :
SEE ALSO
“DD-2 Utilities Overview” on page 6-1, dd2_query_drive, dd2_query_tape, dst_status(3