Action

In the case of write-protected tapes, enable the write switch. For physical I/O errors, replace the tape with a new one. For end-of-tape conditions, try using a higher density, if the device supports one, or use cpio(1) or pax(1) for their multi-volume support. When encountering the file-too-large limitations, use the parent shell's limit(1) or ulimit(1) facility to increase the maximum file size.