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.TH SCSI_STOP "8" "August 2009" "sg3_utils\-1.28" SG3_UTILS
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scsi_stop \- stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks
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[\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-verbose\fR] [\fI\-\-wait\fR]
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\fIDEVICE\fR [\fIDEVICE\fR]*
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.\" Add any additional description here
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This bourne shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given
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\fIDEVICE\fR. The purpose is to spin down (stop) each given \fIDEVICE\fR.
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Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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print out the usage message then exit.
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\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
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increase level or verbosity.
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\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wait\fR
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wait for the spin down (stop) on each given \fIDEVICE\fR to complete.
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The default action is to do each stop in immediate mode.
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The sg_start utility calls the SCSI START STOP UNIT command and can
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either start (spin up) or stop (spin down) a SCSI disk depending
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on the given command line options.
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The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the
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exit status is that of the last sg_start utility called. See
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the sg3_utils(8) man page.
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Copyright \(co 2009 Douglas Gilbert
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This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO
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warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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