The following wording of dump(8)
can IMHO be be simplified without any loss:
Rewinding or ejecting tape features after a close operation
on a tape device depend on the name of the tape unit device used.
I am not a native speaker; but if I parse that right,
what "features" are those? Rewinding or ejecting?
Then just say that. (Surely dump does not "rewind tape features"
or "eject tape features"). Also, "feature" being both a noun and a verb
requires extra parsing effort, at least for a non-native speaker. So:
Rewinding or ejecting a tape after a close operation
on a tape device depends on the name of the tape unit device.
I don't know the difference between a "tape device"
and a "tape unit device", so I left the "unit" there;
if it's superfluous, it can perhaps be "name of the device".
Also:
dump requires operator intervention on these conditions:
end of tape, end of dump, ...
dump never required any intervention from me on an "end of dump",
it simply says DUMP IS DONE. Would "volume" be more precise here?
I don't use tapes, but I suppose an intervention is in order
at "end of volume" or perhaps "end of media".
Jan
