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diff --git a/doc/scsi_start.8 b/doc/scsi_start.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..72682321 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/scsi_start.8 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.TH SCSI_START "8" "May 2013" "sg3_utils\-1.36" SG3_UTILS +.SH NAME +scsi_start \- start one or more SCSI disks +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B scsi_start +[\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-verbose\fR] [\fI\-\-wait\fR] +\fIDEVICE\fR [\fIDEVICE\fR]* +.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" Add any additional description here +.PP +This bash shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given +\fIDEVICE\fR. The purpose is to spin up (start) each given \fIDEVICE\fR. +.SH OPTIONS +Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +print out the usage message then exit. +.TP +\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +increase level or verbosity. +.TP +\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wait\fR +wait for the spin up (start) on each given \fIDEVICE\fR to complete. +The default action is to do each start in immediate mode. +.SH NOTES +If a large number of disks are spun up at the same time (i.e. without +the \fI\-\-wait\fR option) then the power supply may be overloaded. +.SH EXIT STATUS +The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the +exit status is that of the last sg_start utility called. See +the sg3_utils(8) man page. +.SH AUTHORS +Written by D. Gilbert +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2009\-2013 Douglas Gilbert +.br +This software is distributed under a BSD\-2\-Clause license. There is NO +warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.B sg_start (sg3_utils) |