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UNIX Operating Environment

Example: Copying the Transport File from Tape to Disk at the Target Computer

In order to copy a transport file from tape to disk at the target computer, issue the UNIX dd command. Here is an example:

dd if=/dev/tape1 of=tranfile bs=8000

dd

copies the specified input file to the specified output device.

if=/dev/tape1

specifies the input file (or tape device).

of=tranfile

specifies the output file.

bs=8000

specifies the input file and output file block size as 8000.

See the UNIX dd (1) manual page for more details.

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