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SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)                       SG3_UTILS                      SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)

NAME
       sg_read_block_limits - send SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command

SYNOPSIS
       sg_read_block_limits [--help] [--hex] [--raw]  [--readonly] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE

DESCRIPTION
       Send a SCSI READ BLOCK LIMITS command to DEVICE and outputs the response. This command is de‐
       fined   for   tape   (drives)   and  its  description  is  found  in  the  SSC  documents  at
       http://www.t10.org .

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

       -h, --help
              output the usage message then exit.

       -H, --hex
              output response in hex (rather than decode it).

       -r, --raw
              output response in binary to stdout.

       -R, --readonly
              open DEVICE in read-only mode. The default is to open it in read-write mode.

       -v, --verbose
              increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).

       -V, --version
              print the version string and then exit.

EXIT STATUS
       The exit status of sg_read_block_limits is  0  when  it  is  successful.  Otherwise  see  the
       sg3_utils(8) man page.

EXAMPLES
       It  is usually okay to use no options. Here is an invocation (on the first line following the
       "#" command prompt) followed by some typical output:

          # sg_read_block_limits /dev/st0
       Read Block Limits results:
               Minimum block size: 1 byte(s)
               Maximum block size: 16777215 byte(s), 16383 KB, 15 MB

AUTHORS
       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2009-2017 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
       sg3_utils(sg3_utils)

sg3_utils-1.43                              October 2017                     SG_READ_BLOCK_LIMITS(8)