- Purpose
- Rewind a tape to the load point.
- Usage notes
- After completion of the
function, the tape is
positioned at load point (beginning of tape).
- Options
- None.
- Related functions
-
- BSF
- Move the tape backward
one or more files
- BSR
- Move the
tape backward one or more records
- ERT
- Erase a tape from the current position to the end of the tape
- FSF
- Move the tape forward one or more
files
- FSR
- Move the tape forward
one or more records
- RUN
- Rewind
a tape and unload it
- WTM
- Write
one or more tape marks
Syntax
REW
[ LABEL=
BLP ] {
INPUT=ddname |
OUTPUT=ddname }
- ddname
- Refers to a DD or TSO ALLOC statement.
- LABEL=BLP
- Specifies that bypass label
processing is used.
This parameter must be specified with the first File Manager function
that uses the tape.
For BLP processing requirements, see
“Customizing
the Security Environment“
in the File Manager for z/OS Customization Guide.