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| author | Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com> | 2013-05-08 13:21:30 +0000 |
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| committer | Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com> | 2013-05-08 13:21:30 +0000 |
| commit | 02ec79b083e6bd32b71937f0b3b6b0108769c184 (patch) | |
| tree | cfdea6d63740f214ba6de984af36df0df265587d /doc/sginfo.8 | |
| parent | eac58c25208cc3d1ef6a7f4feaf711c161350451 (diff) | |
| download | sg3_utils-02ec79b083e6bd32b71937f0b3b6b0108769c184.tar.gz | |
sg_xcopy: add --on_src and --on_dst options; C++ cleanup
git-svn-id: https://svn.bingwo.ca/repos/sg3_utils/trunk@494 6180dd3e-e324-4e3e-922d-17de1ae2f315
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/sginfo.8 b/doc/sginfo.8 index 5f4e8000..8d570b10 100644 --- a/doc/sginfo.8 +++ b/doc/sginfo.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH SGINFO "8" "February 2012" "sg3_utils\-1.34" SG3_UTILS +.TH SGINFO "8" "May 2013" "sg3_utils\-1.36" SG3_UTILS .SH NAME sginfo \- access mode page information for a SCSI (or ATAPI) device .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ information. If permitted, mode page information can be altered. In addition information from the INQUIRY and READ DEFECTS commands are also available. .PP -Those interested in SCSI mode pages may find the +This utility is in legacy mode, only obvious bugs will be fixed. Options +like \fI\-l\fR (to list devices) are broken in recent versions of +Linux (e.g. 2.6 series and later); the lsscsi(8) utility can be used +instead. Also mode pages are not being updated as http://www.t10.org +adds and modifies mode page fields. Those interested in SCSI mode pages +may find the .B sdparm -utility easier use, especially for changing parameters. Also the author -considers this utility legacy so the mode pages are not being updated -as http://www.t10.org adds and modifies mode page fields. +utility more up to date and easier use, especially for changing parameters. .PP Four sets of values are maintained by a SCSI device for each mode page: current (active), default (manufacturer's supplied values), @@ -113,7 +116,9 @@ Display the response to a standard INQUIRY command. Access the Informational Exceptions mode page. .TP \fB\-l\fR -List known SCSI devices on the system. +Deprecated. Only use in old versions of Linux (e.g. 2.4 and +earlier). Please use lsscsi(8) in the Linux 2.6 series and +later. List known SCSI devices on the system. .TP \fB\-n\fR Access information in the Notch and Partition mode page. @@ -316,5 +321,5 @@ version 2.25 of sginfo. This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.B scsiinfo(internet); sg_modes, sg_inq, sg_vpd (sg3_utils), +.B lsscsi(lsscsi), scsiinfo(internet); sg_modes, sg_inq, sg_vpd (sg3_utils), .B sdparm(sdparm) |