NAME

sg_read_block_limits - send SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command

SYNOPSIS

sg_read_block_limits [--help] [--hex] [--raw] [--readonly] [--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.
-R, --readonly: open DEVICE in read-only mode. The default is to open it in read-write mode.
-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>.