{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "SCSI_START",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SCSI_START/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-12T18:52:31Z",
    "synopsis": "scsistart [--help] [--verbose] [--wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]*",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "scsistart - start one or more SCSI disks\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "scsistart [--help] [--verbose] [--wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]*\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This  bash  shell  script  calls the sgstart utility on each given DEVICE. The purpose is to\nspin up (start) each given DEVICE.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "print out the usage message then exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-v --verbose",
                    "content": "increase level or verbosity.\n",
                    "flag": "-v",
                    "long": "--verbose"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-w --wait",
                    "content": "wait for the spin up (start) on each given DEVICE to complete.  The default action  is\nto do each start in immediate mode.\n",
                    "flag": "-w",
                    "long": "--wait"
                }
            ]
        },
        "NOTES": {
            "content": "If a large number of disks are spun up at the same time (i.e. without the --wait option) then\nthe power supply may be overloaded.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXIT STATUS": {
            "content": "The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is  that\nof the last sgstart utility called. See the sg3utils(8) man page.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "Written by D. Gilbert\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT": {
            "content": "Copyright © 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert\nThis software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MER‐\nCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "sgstart (sg3utils)\n\n\n\nsg3utils-1.36                                May 2013                                 SCSISTART(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "scsistart - start one or more SCSI disks",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "print out the usage message then exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-v",
            "long": "--verbose",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "increase level or verbosity."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-w",
            "long": "--wait",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "wait for the spin up (start) on each given DEVICE to complete. The default action is to do each start in immediate mode."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}