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authorDouglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com>2007-09-10 00:54:57 +0000
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+.TH SG_SYNC "8" "December 2006" "sg3_utils\-1.22" SG3_UTILS
+.SH NAME
+sg_sync \- send the scsi command synchronize cache
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B sg_sync
+[\fI\-\-count=COUNT\fR] [\fI\-\-group=GROUP\fR] [\fI\-\-help\fR]
+[\fI\-\-immed\fR] [\fI\-\-lba=LBA\fR] [\fI\-\-sync\-nv\fR]
+[\fI\-\-verbose\fR] [\fI\-\-version\fR] \fIDEVICE\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.\" Add any additional description here
+.PP
+Send SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (10) command to \fIDEVICE\fR. This command is
+defined for SCSI block devices (see SBC\-2). If successful this command
+makes sure that any blocks whose latest versions are held in (volatile)
+cache are written to (also termed as "synchronized with") the medium. If
+the \fI\-\-sync\-nv\fR option is given and the device has a non\-volatile
+cache then any blocks whose latest versions are held in volatile cache are
+written to non\-volatile cache.
+.PP
+If the \fILBA\fR and \fICOUNT\fR arguments are both zero (their defaults)
+then all blocks in the cache are synchronized. If \fILBA\fR is greater than
+zero while \fICOUNT\fR is zero then blocks in the cache whose addresses are
+from and including \fILBA\fR to the highest lba on the device are
+synchronized. If both \fILBA\fR and \fICOUNT\fR are non zero then blocks in
+the cache whose addresses lie in the range \fILBA\fR to
+\fILBA\fR+\fICOUNT\fR\-1 inclusive are synchronized with the medium.
+.SH OPTIONS
+Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-count\fR=\fICOUNT\fR
+where \fICOUNT\fR is the number of blocks to synchronize from and including
+\fILBA\fR. Default value is 0. When 0 then all blocks in the (volatile) cache
+from and including \fILBA\fR argument to the highest block address are
+synchronized.
+.TP
+\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-group\fR=\fIGROUP\fR
+where \fIGROUP\fR is the group number which can be between 0 and 31 inclusive.
+The default value is 0 . Group numbers are used to segregate data collected
+within the device. This is a new feature in SBC\-2 and can probably be
+ignored for the time being.
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+output the usage message then exit.
+.TP
+\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-immed\fR
+sets the IMMED bit in the SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command. This instructs the
+device, if the format of the command is acceptable, to return a GOOD
+status immediately rather than wait for the blocks in the (volatile)
+cache to be synchronized with (i.e. written to) the medium (or the
+non\-volatile cache).
+.TP
+\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-lba\fR=\fILBA\fR
+where \fILBA\fR is the lowest logical block address in the (volatile)
+cache to synchronize to the medium (or the non\-volatile cache). Default
+value is 0 .
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sync-nv\fR
+synchronize the (volatile) cache with the non\-volatile cache. Without this
+option (or if there is no non\-volatile cache in the device) the
+synchronization is with the medium.
+.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 NOTES
+The \fICOUNT\fR, \fIGROUP\fR and \fILBA\fR arguments may be followed by one
+of these multiplicative suffixes:
+c C *1; w W *2; b B *512; k K KiB *1,024; KB *1,000; m M MiB *1,048,576;
+MB *1,000,000 . This pattern continues for "G", "T" and "P". Also a suffix of
+the form "x<n>" multiplies the leading number by <n>. The "T" and "P"
+suffixes can only be used for \fICOUNT\fR and \fILBA\fR.
+.PP
+Alternatively numerical values can be given in hexadecimal preceded by
+either "0x" or "0X" (or with a trailing "h" or "H"). When hex numbers are
+given, multipliers cannot be used.
+.SH EXIT STATUS
+The exit status of sg_sync 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 2004\-2006 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 sg_start(sg3_utils)