sg_opcodes.8

.TH SG_OPCODES "8" "January 2007" "sg3_utils\-1.23" SG3_UTILS
.SH NAME
sg_opcodes \- reports information on supported SCSI commands or
task management functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B sg_opcodes
[\fI\-\-alpha\fR] [\fI\-\-help\fR] [\fI\-\-hex\fR] [\fI\-\-opcode=OP\fR]
[\fI\-\-raw\fR] [\fI\-\-rctd\fR] [\fI\-\-sa=SA\fR] [\fI\-\-tmf\fR]
[\fI\-\-unsorted\fR] [\fI\-\-verbose\fR] [\fI\-\-version\fR] \fIDEVICE\fR
.PP
.B sg_opcodes
[\fI\-a\fR] [\fI\-o=OP\fR] [\fI\-R\fR] [\fI\-s=SA\fR] [\fI\-t\fR] [\fI\-u\fR]
[\fI\-v\fR] [\fI\-V\fR] [\fI\-?\fR] \fIDEVICE\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
This utility sends a SCSI REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES or a REPORT
SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS command to the \fIDEVICE\fR and then
outputs the response. The default action is to report supported operation
codes. In this mode it will either list all supported commands or give
detailed information on a specific command identified by the
\fI\-\-opcode=OP\fR option (perhaps with additional information from the
\fI\-\-sa=SA\fR option).
.PP
The name of a SCSI command depends on its peripheral device type (e.g. a
disk). The REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES and REPORT SUPPORTED TASK
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS commands are not supported in the MMC command set for
CD and DVD devices. This utility does an INQUIRY to obtain the peripheral
device type and prints out the vendor, product and revision strings.
.PP
A similar facility to query supported operation codes previously was available
via the CmdDt bit in the SCSI INQUIRY command (see sg_inq(8)). However that
facility was made obsolete and replaced by the REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION
CODES command in SPC\-3 (revision 4) during February 2002.
.PP
This utility supports two command line syntaxes, the preferred one is
shown first in the synopsis and explained in this section. A later section
on the old command line syntax outlines the second group of options.
.SH OPTIONS
Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-alpha\fR
when all supported commands are being listed there is no requirement for
the device server (i.e. the \fIDEVICE\fR) to sort the list of commands. When
this option is given the list of supported commands is sorted by
name (alphabetically). When this option and the \fB\-\-unsorted\fR option are
both _not_ given then the list of supported commands is sorted
numerically (first by operation code and then by service action).
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
outputs the usage message summarizing command line options
then exits. Ignores \fIDEVICE\fR if given.
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-hex\fR
outputs the response in ASCII hexadecimal to stdout.
.TP
\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-old\fR
switch to older style options.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-opcode\fR=\fIOP\fR
the \fIDEVICE\fR will be queried for the given operation code ( i.e. the
\fIOP\fR value) which is the first byte of a SCSI command. \fIOP\fR is
decimal unless prefixed by "0x" or it has a trailing "h". \fIOP\fR should
be in the range 0 to 255 (0xff) inclusive. When this option is not given
then all available SCSI commands supported by the \fIDEVICE\fR are listed.
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-raw\fR
output the response in binary to stdout. Error messages and warnings, if
any, are sent to stderr.
.TP
\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-\-rctd\fR
set report command timeout descriptor (RCTD) bit in the cdb. The response
may or may not contain command timeout descriptors. If available they are
output. If supported there are two values: a nominal command timeout
and a recommended command timeout. Both have units of seconds. A value
of zero means that no timeout is indicated and this is shown in
the corresponding decoded output as "-".
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sa\fR=\fISA\fR
the \fIDEVICE\fR will be queried for a command with the given service 
action (i.e. the \fISA\fR value). Used in conjunction with the
\fI\-\-opcode=OP\fR option. If this option is not given, \fI\-\-opcode=OP\fR
is given and the command in question does have a service action then a value
of 0 will be assumed. \fISA\fR is decimal and expected to be in the range 0
to 65535 (0xffff) inclusive.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tmf\fR
list supported task management functions. This is done with the SCSI REPORT
SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS command.  When this option is chosen
the \fI\-\-alpha\fR, \fI\-\-opcode=OP\fR, \fI\-\-rctd\fR, \fI\-\-sa=SA\fR
and \fI\-\-unsorted\fR options are ignored.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-unsorted\fR
when all supported commands are being listed there is no requirement for
the device server (i.e. the \fIDEVICE\fR) to sort the list of commands. When
this option is given the list of supported commands is in the order given by
the \fIDEVICE\fR. When this option is not given the supported commands
are sorted numerically (first by operation code and then by service action).
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
increase level of verbosity. Can be used multiple times.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print out version string then exit.
.SH NOTES
As of SPC\-4 revision 7a the recognized task management functions are:
abort set, abort task set, clear ACA, clear task set, I_T nexus reset,
logical unit reset, query task, target reset and wakeup.
.PP
In the 2.4 series of Linux kernels the \fIDEVICE\fR must be a SCSI
generic (sg) device. In the 2.6 series block devices (e.g. SCSI disks
and DVD drives) can also be specified. For example "sg_opcodes /dev/sda"
will work in the 2.6 series kernels.
.SH EXIT STATUS
The exit status of sg_opcodes is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise see
the sg3_utils(8) man page.
.SH OLDER COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
The options in this section were the only ones available prior to sg3_utils
version 1.23 . In sg3_utils version 1.23 and later these older options can
be selected by either setting the SG3_UTILS_OLD_OPTS environment variable
or using '\-\-old' (or '\-O) as the first option.
.TP
\fB\-a\fR
sort command alphabetically. Equivalent to \fI\-\-alpha\fR in main
description.
.TP
\fB\-N\fR
switch to the newer style options.
.TP
\fB\-o\fR=\fIOP\fR
the \fIDEVICE\fR will be queried for the given operation code (i.e.
\fIOP\fR) which is the first byte of a SCSI command. \fIOP\fR is
hexadecimal and expected to be in the range 0 to ff inclusive.
When this option is not given then all available SCSI commands supported
by the \fIDEVICE\fR are listed.
.TP
\fB\-R\fR
set the report command timeout descriptor (RCTD) bit in cdb. Equivalent
to \fI\-\-rctd\fR in main description.
.TP
\fB\-s\fR=\fISA\fR
the \fIDEVICE\fR will be queried for a command with the given service 
action (i.e. \fISA\fR). Used in conjunction with the \fI\-o=OP\fR
option. If this option is not given, \fI\-o=OP\fR is given and the command
in question does have a service action then a value of 0 will be assumed.
\fISA\fR is hexadecimal and expected to be in the range 0 to ffff inclusive.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR
list supported task management functions. Equivalent to \fI\-\-tmf\fR in
the main description.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR
output all supported commands in the order given by \fIDEVICE\fR.
Equivalent to \fI\-\-unsorted\fR in main description.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR
increase level of verbosity. Can be used multiple times.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR
print out version string then exit.
.TP
\fB\-?\fR
output usage message. Ignore all other parameters.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Doug Gilbert
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2004\-2007 Douglas Gilbert
.br
This software is distributed under the GPL version 2. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B sg_inq(sg3_utils)