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if it unix<br />
try mt erase.<br />

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but first u have to rewind the tape.<br />
mt rewind;<br />
mt erase;
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but first u have to rewind the tape.
mt rewind;
mt erase;

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on windows.<br />
To erase a tape <br />
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Open Backup <br />
On the Restore tab, click the tape you want to erase. <br />
On the Tools menu, click Media Tools, and then click Erase
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on windows.
To erase a tape

Open Backup
On the Restore tab, click the tape you want to erase.
On the Tools menu, click Media Tools, and then click Erase

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readmore info about tapes.<br />
<a href="http://www.nus.edu.sg/Major/SVU/techinfo/DAT.html" rel="ugc">http://www.nus.edu.sg/Major/SVU/techinfo/DAT.html</a>
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readmore info about tapes.
http://www.nus.edu.sg/Major/SVU/techinfo/DAT.html [http://www.nus.edu.sg/Major/SVU/techinfo/DAT.html]

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Its a windows based machine and id like to do it from the command line.
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Its a windows based machine and id like to do it from the command line.

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u can download mt port for windows and run mt command from windows.<br />
<a href="http://www.geocities.com/lc_castro/winnt.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.geocities.com/lc_castro/winnt.htm</a>
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u can download mt port for windows and run mt command from windows.
http://www.geocities.com/lc_castro/winnt.htm [http://www.geocities.com/lc_castro/winnt.htm]

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Is there any way to erase a tape from the command line?
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Is there any way to erase a tape from the command line?

Erase a tape..

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