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/usr/bin/sg_copy_results

SCSI utilities for Linux, Unix and Windows

From sg3-utils 1.49-r3 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running sg_copy_results --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: sg_copy_results [--failed|--params|--receive|--status] [--help]
                       [--hex] [--list_id=ID] [--readonly] [--verbose]
                       [--version] [--xfer_len=BTL] DEVICE
  where:
    --failed|-f          use FAILED SEGMENT DETAILS service action
    --help|-h            print out usage message
    --hex|-H             print out response buffer in hex
    --list_id=ID|-l ID   list identifier (default: 0)
    --params|-p          use OPERATING PARAMETERS service action
    --readonly|-R        open DEVICE read-only (def: read-write)
    --receive|-r         use RECEIVE DATA service action
    --status|-s          use COPY STATUS service action
    --verbose|-v         increase verbosity
    --version|-V         print version string then exit
    --xfer_len=BTL|-x BTL    byte transfer length (< 10000) (default:
                             520 bytes)

Performs a SCSI RECEIVE COPY RESULTS command. Returns the response as
specified by the service action parameters.
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
--list_id, -l ID|-lsets the list identifier field to ID (default: 0).help + man
--xfer_len, -x BTL|-xbyte transfer length (< 10000) (default: 520 bytes)help + man
-f, --failedsets the service action field to FAILED SEGMENT DETAILS [4]. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-h, --helpoutput the usage message then exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-H, --hexprints out the response buffer in hex. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-p, --paramssets the service action field to OPERATING PARAMETERS [3]. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-R, --readonlyopen the DEVICE read-only (e.g. in Unix with the O_RDONLY flag). (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-r, --receivesets the service action field to RECEIVE DATA [1]. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-s, --statussets the service action field to COPY STATUS [0]. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-v, --verboseincrease the level of verbosity, (i.e. debug output). (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-V, --versionprint the version string and then exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Exit status (1) from the manual page
0it is successful

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.