SCSI_STOP(8) SG3_UTILS SCSI_STOP(8) NAME scsi_stop - stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks SYNOPSIS scsi_stop [--help] [--verbose] [--wait] DEVICE [DEVICE]* DESCRIPTION This bash shell script calls the sg_start utility on each given DEVICE. The purpose is to spin down (stop) each given DEVICE. OPTIONS Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well. -h, --help print out the usage message then exit. -v, --verbose increase level or verbosity. -w, --wait wait for the spin down (stop) on each given DEVICE to complete. The default action is to do each stop in immediate mode. NOTES The sg_start utility calls the SCSI START STOP UNIT command and can either start (spin up) or stop (spin down) a SCSI disk depending on the given command line options. EXIT STATUS The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is that of the last sg_start utility called. See the sg3_utils(8) man page. AUTHORS Written by D. Gilbert COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SEE ALSO sg_start (sg3_utils) sg3_utils-1.36 May 2013 SCSI_STOP(8)