tapes - tape-device information
Interix supports two types of tape devices. These devices can be accessed as files in the /dev directory.
Files named tapen, where n is a number between 0 and 9, are tape devices that rewind upon being closed.
Files named ntapen, where n is a number between 0 and 9, are tape devices that do not rewind upon being closed.
These tape devices represent physical tape drives for which Windows drivers are installed and running. Interix cannot access the tape drive if Windows utilities cannot access the device.
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