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diff --git a/doc/scsi_ready.8 b/doc/scsi_ready.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e0548e06 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/scsi_ready.8 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.TH SCSI_READY "8" "May 2013" "sg3_utils\-1.36" SG3_UTILS +.SH NAME +scsi_ready \- do SCSI TEST UNIT READY on devices +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B scsi_ready +[\fI\-\-brief\fR] [\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-verbose\fR] +\fIDEVICE\fR [\fIDEVICE\fR]* +.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" Add any additional description here +.PP +This bash shell script calls the sg_turs utility on each given +\fIDEVICE\fR. This will send a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command to each +\fIDEVICE\fR. Disks, tape drives and DVD/BD players amongst others +may respond to this SCSI command. +.SH OPTIONS +Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. +.TP +\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-brief\fR +for each \fIDEVICE\fR given output a line containing either ' ready' +or ' device not ready'. If \fIDEVICE\fR is not found or there is +another serious error then an error message will appear instead. +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +print out the usage message then exit. +.TP +\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +increase level or verbosity. +.SH EXIT STATUS +The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the +exit status is that of the last sg_turs utility called. See +the sg3_utils(8) man page. +.SH AUTHORS +Written by D. Gilbert +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2009\-2013 Douglas Gilbert +.br +This software is distributed under a BSD\-2\-Clause license. There is NO +warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.B sg_turs (sg3_utils) |