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CDI_SET_COMPRESSION
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NAME
cdi_set_compression
- set or unset compression on a tape device
SYNOPSIS
- cdi_set_compression
-
-f
device
[
-v
] [
-c
{Yes | y | 1 | No | n | 0}
] [
-t
{ s | t | g | n | m | i }
]
DESCRIPTION
The
cdi_set_compression
program sets or unsets compression on a tape device.
This program is functional only on NT. On all other
OS platforms, the program does nothing but returns SUCCESS.
OPERANDS
- -f
-
device
-
Specifies the device to perform the SCSI command operation.
The
-f
option is a required option.
OPTIONS
- -c
-
[Yes | y | 1 | No | n | 0]
-
Specify whether to set or unset compression on the tape device.
Use
Yes
,
y
, or
1
to set compression on the tape device. Use
No
,
n
, or
0
to unset compression on the tape device.
The default is to unset compression on a tape device.
- -t
-
Use the
-t
option to specify the method of tape functions to use to
set/unset device compression. If the
-t
option is not specified, the default method is to use the OS tape
driver SCSI passthrough functions.
Please refer to the
libcdi (1m)
manpage for the complete list of access methods currently
supported by the
cdi_set_compression
program.
- -v
-
Run the program in verbose mode. This option
will print out the version number of the CDI library used by the program.
EXAMPLES
Sample output from the
cdi_set_compression
program:
-
% cdi_set_compression -f /dev/rmt/2cbn -c 1
CDI_SET_COMPRESSION 0 successful.
% cdi_set_compression -f /dev/rmt/0cbn -c No
CDI_SET_COMPRESSION 0 successful.
SEE ALSO
libcdi(1m)
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- OPERANDS
-
- OPTIONS
-
- EXAMPLES
-
- SEE ALSO
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