diff --git a/do-plication b/do-plication
index c780c72..cdbeb8c 100644
--- a/do-plication
+++ b/do-plication
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ case "$1" in
     # overwrite the tape from the begining
     -a) 
         sudo screen -dmS do-plication mt -f /dev/nst0 eod;
+        sudo mt -f /dev/nst0 status;
+        echo "your arcive will be the file number + 1"
         sudo screen -dmS do-plication tar -cvf /dev/nst0 "$2"
         true
     ;;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
     -f)
         sudo screen -dmS do-plication mt -f /dev/nst0 asf "$2";
+        echo "your arcive wil be $2";
         sudo screen -dmS do-plication tar -cvf /dev/nst0 "$3"
         true
     ;;