sg_zone(8)

1SG_ZONE(8)                         SG3_UTILS                        SG_ZONE(8)
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NAME

6       sg_zone - send SCSI OPEN, CLOSE or FINISH ZONE command
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SYNOPSIS

9       sg_zone  [--all]  [--close]  [--finish]  [--help]  [--open] [--verbose]
10       [--version] [--zone=ID] DEVICE
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DESCRIPTION

13       Sends a SCSI OPEN ZONE, CLOSE  ZONE  or  FINISH  ZONE  command  to  the
14       DEVICE.  These commands are found in the ZBC draft standard revision 4c
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17       One and only one of the --open, --close and  --finish  options  can  be
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OPTIONS

21       Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
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23       -a, --all
24              sets the ALL field in the cdb.
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26       -c, --close
27              causes the CLOSE ZONE command to be sent to the DEVICE.
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29       -f, --finish
30              causes the FINISH ZONE command to be sent to the DEVICE.
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32       -h, --help
33              output the usage message then exit.
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35       -o, --open
36              causes the OPEN ZONE command to be sent to the DEVICE.
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38       -v, --verbose
39              increase the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output).
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41       -V, --version
42              print the version string and then exit.
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44       -z, --zone=ID
45              where  ID  is  placed in the cdb's ZONE ID field. A zone id is a
46              zone start logical block address (LBA). The default value is  0.
47              ID  is assumed to be in decimal unless prefixed with '0x' or has
48              a trailing 'h' which indicate hexadecimal.
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EXIT STATUS

51       The exit status of sg_zone is 0 when it is  successful.  Otherwise  see
52       the sg3_utils(8) man page.
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AUTHORS

55       Written by Douglas Gilbert.
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REPORTING BUGS

58       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
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COPYRIGHT

61       Copyright © 2014-2015 Douglas Gilbert
62       This  software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO war‐
63       ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PUR‐
64       POSE.
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