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Diffstat (limited to 'share/man/man4/sa.4')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/sa.4 b/share/man/man4/sa.4 index 699a940a34d1..6c948a0f21ab 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/sa.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/sa.4 @@ -82,21 +82,19 @@ the case where a control mode device is opened. In the latter case, exclusive access is only sought when needed (e.g., to set parameters). .Sh SUB-MODES -Bits 0 and 1 of the minor number are interpreted as -.Sq sub-modes . The sub-modes differ in the action taken when the device is closed: .Bl -tag -width XXXX -.It 00 +.It Pa /dev/sa* A close will rewind the device; if the tape has been written, then a file mark will be written before the rewind is requested. The device is unmounted. -.It 01 +.It Pa /dev/nsa* A close will leave the tape mounted. If the tape was written to, a file mark will be written. No other head positioning takes place. Any further reads or writes will occur directly after the last read, or the written file mark. -.It 10 +.It Pa /dev/esa* A close will rewind the device. If the tape has been written, then a file mark will be written before the rewind is requested. |