*SKIP
The SKIP command is a command used to  position  a  magtape.
There are four valid forms that this command may take.  They
are:

   1.   $SKIP dev:  x BLOCKS

        This command is used to position the magtape  within
        a  file.  'dev:' is any magtape device (e.g., STA0:)
        and 'x' is the number of blocks to skip.  If 'x'  is
        positive, the tape is positioned forward.  If 'x' is
        negative, the tape  is  positioned  backwards.   The
        tape  positioning will stop when:  an end of file is
        encountered, the BOT marker is reached, or  the  EOT
        marker is reached.

   2.   $SKIP dev:  x FILES

        This command is used to position the  magtape  after
        an EOF.  'dev:' is any magtape device and 'x' is the
        number of files to skip.  If 'x'  is  positive,  the
        tape is positioned forward 'x' files.  If 'x' is ne-
        gative, the tape is positioned backwards.  When  po-
        sitioning  backwards  the tape is left AFTER the Xth
        EOF mark.

   3.   $SKIP dev:  x RECORDS

        This command is the same as the  $SKIP  BLOCKS  com-
        mand.

   4.   SKIP dev:  EOT

        This command is used to position the  magtape  after
        the first EOF mark of a logical EOT.  (A logical EOT
        is defined a two successive EOF  marks  without  any
        data between them.)
