What does this line mean in my tape status on my linux system?

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mt -f /dev/st0 status

SCSI 2 tape drive:

File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.

Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x30 (AIT-1 or MLR3).

Soft error count since last status=0 <---------------------

General status bits on (41010000):

BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN

I have a script that grabs errors and reports them through our email server and the only error it is sending back is this line so I'm curious on what it is.

Wrong site. You're looking for [unix.se] or [su] instead. This site is for programming related questions. — Ken White, Dec 16 '16 at 17:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '16 at 17:52

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Look at this:

Extracted from this manual

Anyway, this question is not for this forum. This is for development. Your question should be answered with more accuracy on Super User or any other.

answered Dec 16 '16 at 17:52

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What does this line mean in my tape status on my linux system?

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