sg_turs(8)

1SG_TURS(8)                         SG3_UTILS                        SG_TURS(8)
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NAME

6       sg_turs - send one or more SCSI TEST UNIT READY commands
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SYNOPSIS

9       sg_turs   [--help]  [--number=NUM]  [--progress]  [--time]  [--verbose]
10       [--version] DEVICE
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12       sg_turs [-n=NUM] [-p]  [-t] [-v] [-V] DEVICE
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DESCRIPTION

15       This utility sends one or more SCSI TEST UNIT  READY  commands  to  the
16       DEVICE.  This  may be useful for timing the per command overhead.  Note
17       that TEST UNIT READY has no associated data, just a 6 byte command  and
18       a returned SCSI status value.
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20       This  utility  supports two command line syntaxes, the preferred one is
21       shown first in the synopsis and explained in this section. A later sec‐
22       tion  on  the  old  command  line  syntax  outlines the second group of
23       options.
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OPTIONS

26       Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
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28       -h, --help
29              print out the usage message then exit.
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31       -n, --number=NUM
32              performs TEST UNIT READY NUM times. If not given defaults to  1.
33              These  suffix  multipliers  are  permitted:  c C *1; w W *2; b B
34              *512; k K  KiB  *1,024;  KB  *1,000;  m  M  MiB  *1,048,576;  MB
35              *1,000,000; g G GiB *1,073,741,824; and GB *1,000,000,000 . Also
36              a suffix of the form "x<n>" multiplies  the  leading  number  by
37              <n>. Alternatively a hex number may be given, prefixed by either
38              '0x' or has a trailing 'h'.
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40       -O, --old
41              switch to older style options.
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43       -p, --progress
44              show progress indication (a percentage) if available. If  --num‐
45              ber=NUM  is given, NUM is greater than 1 and an initial progress
46              indication was detected  then  this  utility  waits  30  seconds
47              before  subsequent  checks.   Exits when NUM is reached or there
48              are no more progress indications.  Ignores  --time  option.  See
49              NOTES section below.
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51       -t, --time
52              after  completing  the  requested number of TEST UNIT READY com‐
53              mands, outputs the total duration and the average number of com‐
54              mands executed per second.
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56       -v, --verbose
57              increase level or verbosity.
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59       -V, --version
60              print version string then exit.
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NOTES

63       The  progress  indication  is optionally part of the sense data. When a
64       prior command that takes a long time to complete  (and  typically  pre‐
65       cludes  other  media  access  commands) is still underway, the progress
66       indication can be used to determine how long before the device  returns
67       to its normal state.
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69       The  SCSI  FORMAT  command  for disks used with the IMMED bit set is an
70       example of an operation that takes a significant  amount  of  time  and
71       precludes  other  media  access  during  that  time.  The IMMED bit set
72       instructs the FORMAT command  to  return  control  to  the  application
73       client once the format has commenced (see SBC-3). Several long duration
74       SCSI commands associated with tape drives also use the progress indica‐
75       tion (see SSC-3).
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77       Early standards suggested that the SCSI TEST UNIT READY command be used
78       for polling the progress indication. More recent standards seem to sug‐
79       gest the SCSI REQUEST SENSE command should be used instead.
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EXIT STATUS

82       The  exit  status  of sg_turs is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see
83       the sg3_utils(8) man page.
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OLDER COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

86       The options in this section were  the  only  ones  available  prior  to
87       sg3_utils  version  1.23  .  In  sg3_utils version 1.23 and later these
88       older options can be selected by either setting the  SG3_UTILS_OLD_OPTS
89       environment variable or using '--old' (or '-O) as the first option.
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91       -n=NUM performs  TEST UNIT READY NUM times. If not given defaults to 1.
92              Equivalent to --number=NUM in the main description.
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94       -N     switch to the newer style options.
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96       -p     show progress indication (a percentage) if  available.   Equiva‐
97              lent to --progress in the main description.
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99       -t     after  completing  the  requested number of TEST UNIT READY com‐
100              mands, outputs the total duration and the average number of com‐
101              mands  executed  per  second.   Equivalent to --time in the main
102              description.
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104       -v     increase level of verbosity.
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106       -V     print out version string then exit.
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AUTHORS

109       Written by D. Gilbert
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COPYRIGHT

112       Copyright © 2000-2008 Douglas Gilbert
113       This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO  war‐
114       ranty;  not  even  for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR‐
115       POSE.
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