# sg_rep_pip(8) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       sg_rep_pip - send SCSI REPORT PROVISIONING INITIALIZATION PATTERN command

## SYNOPSIS
       **sg**___**rep**___**pip**  [_--help_]  [_--hex_] [_--maxlen=LEN_] [_--raw_] [_--readonly_] [_--verbose_] [_--version_] _DE__‐
       _VICE_

## DESCRIPTION
       Sends a SCSI REPORT PROVISIONING INITIALIZATION PATTERN command to  _DEVICE_  and  outputs  the
       data returned. This command is found in the SBC-4 draft standard, revision 21 (sbc4r21.pdf).

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

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

### -H --hex
              output  the  response  in  hexadecimal to stdout. When used once the whole response is
              output in ASCII hexadecimal, prefixed by an address (starting at 0) on each line. When
              used  twice  the  whole  response is output in hexadecimal with no leading address (on
              each line). The default action is the same as giving the _--hex_ option once.

### -m --maxlen
              where _LEN_ is the (maximum) response length in bytes. It is placed in the cdb's  "allo‐
              cation length" field. If not given (or _LEN_ is zero) then 8192 is used. The maximum al‐
              lowed value of _LEN_ is 1048576.

### -r --raw
              output the SCSI response (i.e. the data-out buffer) in binary (to stdout).

### -R --readonly
              open the _DEVICE_ read-only (e.g. in Unix with the O_RDONLY flag).  The  default  is  to
              open it read-write.

### -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_rep_pip is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see the [sg3_utils(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sg3utils/8/markdown) man
       page.

## AUTHORS
       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

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

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 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-1.46                                July 2020                                [SG_REP_PIP(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SGREPPIP/8/markdown)