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diff --git a/scsieject.1 b/scsieject.1 index 52e309e..fc7ccaa 100644 --- a/scsieject.1 +++ b/scsieject.1 @@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ .\" .TH scsieject 1 scsieject1.0 .SH NAME -scsieject \- control SCSI tape devices +scsieject \- control SCSI tape devices .SH SYNOPSIS scsieject [-f <scsi-generic-device>] commands .SH DESCRIPTION -The +The .B scsieject command controls SCSI devices in a platform-independent -manner. As long as 'mtx' works on the platform, so does 'scsieject'. +manner. As long as 'mtx' works on the platform, so does 'scsieject'. .SH OPTIONS The first argument, given following .B -f , is the SCSI generic device corresponding to your tape drive. Consult your operating system's documentation for more information (for -example, under Linux these are generally /dev/sg0 through /dev/sg15, +example, under Linux these are generally /dev/sg0 through /dev/sgXX, under FreeBSD these are /dev/pass0 through /dev/passX. Under Solaris this is usually the same as your tape drive (Solaris has a SCSI passthrough ioctl). You can set the STAPE or TAPE environment variable rather @@ -44,22 +44,22 @@ than use -f. .SH COMMANDS .TP 10 .B load -Load the medium into the drive. When this command is issued to a CD/DVD drive +Load the medium into the drive. When this command is issued to a CD/DVD drive and the tray is extended the tray will be retracted if the drive is capable of it. .TP 10 .B unload -Unload the medium from the drive (also known as eject). When this command is issued +Unload the medium from the drive (also known as eject). When this command is issued to a CD/DVD drive or a tape drive the media will be ejected if the device supports it. .TP 10 .B start -Start the device. Some devices require a start command after a media changer has +Start the device. Some devices require a start command after a media changer has loaded new media into the device. .TP 10 .B stop -Stop the device. Some devices require a stop command prior to unloading the medium +Stop the device. Some devices require a stop command prior to unloading the medium from the device when using a media changer. .TP 10 @@ -71,46 +71,41 @@ Lock the device. Locks the device so that the medium cannot be removed manually Unlock the device. Unlocks the device so that the medium can be removed manually. .SH AUTHORS -This program was written by Robert Nelson <robertnelson@users.sourceforge.net> -based on the scsitape program written by Eric Lee Green <eric@badtux.org>. +This program was written by Robert Nelson <robertnelson@users.sourceforge.net> +based on the scsitape program written by Eric Lee Green <eric@badtux.org>. Major portions of the 'mtxl.c' library used herein were written by -Leonard Zubkoff. +Leonard Zubkoff. .P .SH HINTS -Under Linux, -.B cat /proc/scsi/scsi -will tell you what SCSI devices you have. -You can then refer to them as -.B /dev/sga, -.B /dev/sgb, -etc. by the order they -are reported. +Under Linux, +.B lsscsi \-\-generic +will tell you what SCSI devices you have and their device names. .P -Under FreeBSD, +Under FreeBSD, .B camcontrol devlist will tell you what SCSI devices you -have, along with which +have, along with which .B pass device controls them. .P Under Solaris 7 and 8, .B /usr/sbin/devfsadm -C will clean up your /devices directory. Then -.B find /devices -name 'st@*' -print +.B find /devices -name 'st@*' -print will return a list of all tape drives. /dev on Solaris is apparently only -of historical interest. +of historical interest. .SH BUGS AND LIMITATIONS There are no known bugs or limitations. .SH AVAILABILITY -This version of +This version of .B scsieject -is currently being maintained by Robert Nelson <robertnelson@users.sourceforge.net> -as part of the 'mtx' suite of programs. The 'mtx' home page is -http://mtx.sourceforge.net and the actual code is currently available there and via -SVN from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtx. +is currently being maintained by Robert Nelson <robertnelson@users.sourceforge.net> +as part of the 'mtx' suite of programs. The 'mtx' home page is +http://mtx.sourceforge.net and the actual code is currently available there and via +SVN from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtx. .SH SEE ALSO .BR loaderinfo (1), tapeinfo (1), mtx (1) |