Red Hat Linux also includes a remote version of mt named rmt. As with most of the so-called r commands, the use of rmt with rsh is not recommended in security-conscious environments. For such environments, OpenSsh can be used as a replacement for rsh.
Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip.
Nearly all recording tape is of this type, whether used for video, audio storage or general purpose digital data storage using a computer.
Linux uses the mt command to control magnetic tape drive operation. You need to use mt command when working with a tape drive. It allows you to reading and writing to tape.
This command uses the following variables:
options: A comma-delimited list of mount options;
server
The hostname, IP address, or fully qualified domain name of the server exporting the file system you wish to mount
/remote/export
The file system or directory being exported from the server, that is, the directory you wish to mount
/local/directory
The client location where /remote/export is mounted