| .TH SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS "8" "June 2009" "sg3_utils\-1.28" SG3_UTILS |
| .SH NAME |
| sg_read_block, limits \- sends a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .B sg_read_block_limits |
| [\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-hex\fR] [\fI\-\-raw\fR] [\fI\-\-verbose\fR] |
| [\fI\-\-version\fR] \fIDEVICE\fR |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| .\" Add any additional description here |
| .PP |
| Send a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command to \fIDEVICE\fR 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 . |
| .SH OPTIONS |
| Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. |
| .TP |
| \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR |
| output the usage message then exit. |
| .TP |
| \fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-hex\fR |
| output response in hex (rather than decode it). |
| .TP |
| \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fR |
| output response in binary to stdout. |
| .TP |
| \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR |
| increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output). |
| .TP |
| \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR |
| print the version string and then exit. |
| .SH EXIT STATUS |
| The exit status of sg_read_block_limits is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise |
| see the sg3_utils(8) man page. |
| .SH AUTHORS |
| Written by Douglas Gilbert. |
| .SH "REPORTING BUGS" |
| Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>. |
| .SH COPYRIGHT |
| Copyright \(co 2009 Douglas Gilbert |
| .br |
| This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO |
| warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |
| .SH "SEE ALSO" |
| .B sg3_utils(sg3_utils) |
