---
name: "ammt"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "amanda-server"
version: "1:2.5.2p1-4"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ammt"
---

# ammt(8)

Amanda version of mt

## NAME

ammt - Amanda version of mt

## SYNOPSIS

**ammt** \[-d\] \[-f \| -t \| *device*\] *command* \[*count*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Ammt** provides just enough of the standard UNIX **mt** command for the needs of *Amanda*. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard **mt** program has not yet been found.

**Ammt** also provides access to the *Amanda* output drivers that support various tape simulations.

See the [**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md) man page for more details about *Amanda*. See the **OUTPUT DRIVERS** section of *[amanda(8)](/amanda/8.md)* for more information on the *Amanda* output drivers.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  Turn on debugging output.

**-f** *device*

Access tape device *device*. If not specified, the **TAPE** environment variable is used.

**-t** *device*

Same as **-f**.

**command** *count*

Which command to issue, and an optional count of operations.

## COMMANDS

Each command may be abbreviated to whatever length makes it unique.

**eof\|weof** *count*

Write *count* (default: 1) end of file marks (tapemarks).

**fsf** *count*

Skip forward *count* (default: 1) files.

**bsf** *count*

Skip backward *count* (default: 1) files.

**asf** *count*

Position to file number *count* (default: 0) where zero is beginning of tape. This is the same as a **rewind** followed by a **fsf** *count*.

**rewind**

Rewind to beginning of tape.

**offline\|rewoffl**

Rewind to beginning of tape and unload the tape from the drive.

**status**

Report status information about the drive. Which data reported, and what it means, depends on the underlying operating system, and may include:

ONLINE

Indicates the drive is online and ready.

OFFLINE

Indicates the drive is offline or not ready.

BOT

Indicates the drive is at beginning of tape.

EOT

Indicates the drive is at end of tape.

PROTECTED

Indicates the tape is write protected.

ds

Device status.

er

Error register.

fileno

Current tape file number.

blkno

Current tape block number file.

**Note**

Many systems only report good data when a tape is in the drive and ready.

## AUTHOR

Marc Mengel \<mengel@fnal.gov\>, John R. Jackson \<jrj@purdue.edu\>: Original text

Stefan G. Weichinger, \<sgw@amanda.org\>, maintainer of the *Amanda*-documentation: XML-conversion

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md)