volcheck

 

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 User Commands                                         volcheck(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      volcheck - checks for media in a drive and by default checks
      all floppy media
 


SYNOPSIS
      volcheck [ -v ]  [ -i secs ]  [ -t secs ]  pathname
 


DESCRIPTION
      The volcheck utility tells Volume Management to look at each
      dev/pathname in sequence and determine if new media has been
      inserted in the drive.
 
      The default  action  is  to  volcheck  all  checkable  media
      managed by volume management.
 


OPTIONS
      The following options are supported:
 
      -i secs
            Set the frequency of device checking to secs  seconds.
            The  default is 2 seconds.  The minimum frequency is 1
            second.
 
      -t secs
            Check the named device(s) for the next  secs  seconds.
            The  maximum number of seconds allowed is 28800, which
            is 8 hours. The frequency of checking is specified  by
            -i. There is no default total time.
 
      -v    Verbose.
 


OPERANDS
      The following operands are supported:
 
      pathname
            The path name of a media device.
 
 EXAMPLES
      Example 1: A sample of the volcheck command.
 
      The following example
 
              example% volcheck -v /dev/diskette
              /dev/diskette has media
 
      asks Volume Management to examine the floppy drive  for  new
      media.
 
      The following example
 
              example% volcheck -i 2 -t 600 /dev/diskette1 &
 
 
 
 
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 User Commands                                         volcheck(1)
 
 
 
      asks Volume Management if there is a floppy  in  the  floppy
      drive every 2 seconds for 600 seconds (10 minutes).
 


FILES
      /dev/volctl
            Volume Management control port
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWvolu                    |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      eject(1), volcancel(1), volmissing(1) rmmount(1M), vold(1M),
      rmmount.conf(4), vold.conf(4), attributes(5), volfs(7FS)
 
 WARNINGS
      Due to a hardware limitation in many floppy drives, the  act
      of checking for media causes mechanical action in the floppy
      drive.   Continuous polling of the floppy drive  will  cause
      the  drive  to  wear out. It is recommended that polling the
      drive only be performed during periods of high use.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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