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Show HN: TapeHead – A CLI tool for stateful random access of file streams (github.com)
22 points by emamoah 193 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.
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kmeisthax 193 days ago
This might also be useful for controlling actual tape drives. :P
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emamoah 193 days ago
Absolutely. Would love to see it!
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jiehong 192 days ago
Now that it exists, I don’t see how it didn’t exist before!

Nice tool, and congrats on the tool launch!

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emamoah 192 days ago
I know, right... Thanks so much!
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