# phpman > man > scsi_temperature(8)

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## NAME
       scsi_temperature - fetch the temperature of a SCSI device

## SYNOPSIS
       **scsi**___**temperature** [_--help_] [_--verbose_] _DEVICE_ [_DEVICE_]*

## DESCRIPTION
       This  bash  shell  script calls the sg_logs utility on each given _DEVICE_ in order to find the
       device's temperature. The Temperature log page is checked first and if it  is  not  available
       then the Informational Exceptions log page is checked.

## OPTIONS
       Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

### -h --help
              print out the usage message then exit.

### -v --verbose
              increase level or verbosity.

## EXIT STATUS
       The  exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is that
       of the last sg_logs utility called. See the [sg3_utils(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sg3utils/8/markdown) man page.

## AUTHORS
       Written by D. Gilbert

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2011-2013 Douglas Gilbert
       This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO
       **sg**___**logs** **(sg3**___**utils)**



sg3_utils-1.36                                May 2011                           [SCSI_TEMPERATURE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SCSITEMPERATURE/8/markdown)