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author | Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com> | 2007-09-10 00:54:57 +0000 |
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committer | Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com> | 2007-09-10 00:54:57 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/sg_sync.8 b/doc/sg_sync.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf2cfc42 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/sg_sync.8 @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +.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) |