getvol(1M) System Administration Commands getvol(1M)NAMEgetvol - verifies device accessibility
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/getvol -n [-l label] device
/usr/bin/getvol [-f | -F] [-ow] [-l label | -x label] device
DESCRIPTIONgetvol verifies that the specified device is accessible and that a vol‐
ume of the appropriate medium has been inserted. The command is inter‐
active and displays instructional prompts, describes errors, and shows
required label information.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-n Runs the command in non-interactive mode. The volume is
assumed to be inserted upon command invocation.
-l label Specifies that the label label must exist on the
inserted volume (can be overridden by the -o option).
-f Formats the volume after insertion, using the format
command defined for this device in the device table.
-F Formats the volume after insertion and places a file
system on the device. Also uses the format command
defined for this device in the device table.
-o Allows the administrator to override a label check.
-w Allows administrator to write a new label on the
device. User is prompted to supply the label text. This
option is ineffective if the -n option is enabled.
-x label Specifies that the label label must exist on the
device. This option should be used in place of the -l
option when the label can only be verified by visual
means. Use of the option causes a message to be dis‐
played asking the administrator to visually verify that
the label is indeed label.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
device Specifies the device to be verified for accessibility.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
1 Command syntax was incorrect, invalid option was used, or an
internal error occurred.
3 Device table could not be opened for reading.
FILES
/etc/device.tab
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOattributes(5)NOTES
This command uses the device table to determine the characteristics of
the device when performing the volume label checking.
SunOS 5.10 5 Jul 1990 getvol(1M)