scsi_stop(8)

1SCSI_STOP(8)                       SG3_UTILS                      SCSI_STOP(8)
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NAME

6       scsi_stop - stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks
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SYNOPSIS

9       scsi_stop [--help] [--verbose] [--wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]*
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DESCRIPTION

12       This bash shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given DEVICE.
13       The purpose is to spin down (stop) each given DEVICE.
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OPTIONS

16       Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
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18       -h, --help
19              print out the usage message then exit.
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21       -v, --verbose
22              increase level or verbosity.
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24       -w, --wait
25              wait for the spin down (stop) on each given DEVICE to  complete.
26              The default action is to do each stop in immediate mode.
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NOTES

29       The  sg_start  utility  calls  the SCSI START STOP UNIT command and can
30       either start (spin up) or stop (spin down) a SCSI disk depending on the
31       given command line options.
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EXIT STATUS

34       The  exit  status  of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise
35       the exit status is that of the last sg_start utility  called.  See  the
36       sg3_utils(8) man page.
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AUTHORS

39       Written by D. Gilbert
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COPYRIGHT

42       Copyright © 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert
43       This  software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO war‐
44       ranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PUR‐
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