In order to copy a transport file from
tape to disk at the target computer, issue the UNIX
dd command. Here is an example:
dd if=/dev/tape1 of=tranfile bs=8000
copies the specified
input file to the specified output device.
specifies the input
file (or tape device).
specifies the output
file.
specifies the input
file and output file block size as 8000.
See the UNIX
dd(1) manual page for more details.