sg_read_block_limits
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Name
sg_read_block_limits - mand
Synopsis
sg_read_block_limits [--help] [--hex] [--raw] [--verbose]
[--version] DEVICE
Description
SG3_UTILS SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)
NAME
sg_read_block_limits - sends a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS com-
mand
SYNOPSIS
sg_read_block_limits [--help] [--hex] [--raw] [--verbose]
[--version] DEVICE
DESCRIPTION
Send a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command to DEVICE and outputs
the response. This command is defined for tape (drives) and
its description is found in the SSC documents at
http://www.t10.org .
OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as
well.
-h, --help
output the usage message then exit.
-H, --hex
output response in hex (rather than decode it).
-r, --raw
output response in binary to stdout.
-v, --verbose
increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).
-V, --version
print the version string and then exit.
EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_read_block_limits is 0 when it is suc-
cessful. Otherwise see the sg3_utils(8) man page.
EXAMPLES
It is usually okay to use no options. Here is an invocation
(on the first line following the "#" command prompt) fol-
lowed by some typical output:
# sg_read_block_limits /dev/st0
Read Block Limits results:
Minimum block size: 1 byte(s)
Maximum block size: 16777215 byte(s), 16383 KB, 15
MB
AUTHORS
Written by Douglas Gilbert.
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SG3_UTILS SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Douglas Gilbert
This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There
is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | system/storage/sg3_utils |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+--------------------------+
SEE ALSO
sg3_utils(sg3_utils)
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from
http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/sg3_utils-1.33.tgz
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at
http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html.
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