sg_read_block_limits - sends a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command
sg_read_block_limits [--help] [--hex] [--raw] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE
SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8) SG3_UTILS SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)
NAME
sg_read_block_limits - sends a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command
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 successful.
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) followed 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.
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 war-
ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-
POSE.
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.
sg3_utils-1.31 February 2011 SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)