On Sep 25, 4:14am, Greg Troxel wrote: } } I don't think so; mt(1) doesn't mention load and the program doesn't } recognize it. I had no idea most tape drives could do this. } } If load is a standard SCSI command, it should be fairly easy to add Yes, it is a standard command. Try "eject -l tape". }-- End of excerpt from Greg Troxel