\section{mt **}
\begin{frame}
   {mt}

   Syntax:
   \begin{cmd}
mt [-h] [-f device] operation [count] [arguments...]
   \end{cmd}

   \begin{itemize}
      \item \texttt{-h}: is for displaying usage (help)
      \item \texttt{-f device}: is for specifying the tape
      device
      \item \texttt{operation}: is one of the tape operations
      \item \texttt{count}: is used for some operations which
      can repeat (default is 1)
      \item \texttt{arguments}: are used for some operations
   \end{itemize}

\end{frame}

\cprotect\note{

   The \textbf{mt} utility is used to control magnetic tape
   devices.  It is most often used to query or position the
   tape before or between backups and restores.  By
   default, \textbf{mt} uses the tape drive defined in the
   \texttt{TAPE}  environment variable.  You can also use the
   \texttt{-f} device option to specify the tape.

   Note, only the root user can use \textbf{mt}.

   Examples of using \textbf{mt}:
   \begin{itemize}
      \item Show status information about the tape device:
      \begin{cmd}
$ mt status
      \end{cmd}
      \item      Rewind the tape:
      \begin{cmd}
$ mt rewind
      \end{cmd}
      \item Erase the tape:
      \begin{cmd}
$ mt erase
      \end{cmd}
      \item
      Move forward to the end of the current archive:
      \begin{cmd}
$ mt fsf
      \end{cmd}
   \end{itemize}

}



