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getvol(1M)		System Administration Commands		    getvol(1M)

NAME
       getvol - verifies device accessibility

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/bin/getvol -n [-l label] device

       /usr/bin/getvol [-f | -F]  [-ow] [-l label | -x label]  device

DESCRIPTION
       getvol 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 ALSO
       attributes(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)

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