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SYSCALLS/MTS - magtape/streams interface package     83/05/10


Include files:

    Fortran:    /sys/ins/mts.ins.ftn
    Pascal:     /sys/ins/mts.ins.pas


Procedures and Functions:

    mts_$close_desc (handle, update_switch, status)
        Closes the specified descriptor file.

    mts_$copy_desc (s_name, s_namelen, d_name, d_namelen, status), handle = ...
        Copies descriptor 's_name' to 'd_name' and opens destination.

    mts_$create_default_desc (name, namelen, handle, status), handle = ...
        Creates a default magtape descriptor file and opens it.

    mts_$get_attr (handle, attribute, value, status)
        Returns the specified attribute from an open descriptor file.

    mts_$label (name, namelen, status)
        Writes ANSI label on magtape volume described by the specified
        descriptor.

    mts_$open_desc (name, namelen, read_write_switch, status), handle = ...
        Opens the named descriptor and returns a handle to it.

    mts_$set_attr (handle, attribute, value, status)
        Sets the specified attribute in an open descriptor file.

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