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.