Show HN: TapeHead – A CLI tool for stateful random access of file streams

Posted by emamoah 3 days ago

I wrote this tool while debugging a driver because I couldn't find a tool that allowed me to open a file, seek randomly, and read and write.

I thought it might one day be useful to someone too.

Comments

Comment by kmeisthax 3 days ago

This might also be useful for controlling actual tape drives. :P

Comment by emamoah 3 days ago

Absolutely. Would love to see it!

Comment by jiehong 2 days ago

Now that it exists, I don’t see how it didn’t exist before!

Nice tool, and congrats on the tool launch!

Comment by emamoah 2 days ago

I know, right... Thanks so much!