1 \Rind{XTAPE}
Use the XTAPE command to examine the labels of a tape and optionally
dump blocks from the specified number of files.
Format:
XTAPE [(visual identifier)]
2 Parameters
(visual identifier)
Specifies the number of the tape on the tape reel itself.
If you do not specify this parameter, you are prompted for it.
2 Qualifiers
/BLOCKS
/BLOCKS=1 (D)
Use this qualifier to specify how many blocks from each file are to be
dumped.
/FILES
/FILES=1 (D)
Use this qualifier to specify how many files are to be dumped.
/GENERIC
/GENERIC=TA90 (D)
N.B. if XDUMP has been installed with the TMS option,
as is the case on VXCERN, XDUMP will obtain the correct
device information from the TMS and /GENERIC should NOT be specified.
Use this qualifier to instruct XDUMP to allocate a certain
device type. If not specified, the generic device will default to
TA90 - the IBM 3480 compatible drive.
The generic devices available on your system are defined by the system
manager as logical names, e.g. SETUP_TA90S, SETUP_TA78S.
/DEBUG
This qualifer requires SYSPRV and is primarily of use for debugging
new versions of the XTAPE command. If specified, extra debug information
will be displayed during command processing.
/WAIT
/WAIT (Default in BATCH)
/NOWAIT (Default otherwise)
This parameter controls whether LABELDUMP will exit if all tape drives
are currently in use, or wait until one becomes free. If executing
in BATCH mode, /WAIT is in effect unless explicitly negated.