Usage: sg_ident [--ascii] [--clear] [--help] [--itype=IT] [--raw] [--set] [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE where: --ascii|-A report identifying information as ASCII (or UTF8) string --clear|-C clear (set to zero length) identifying information --help|-h print out usage message --itype=IT|-i IT specify identifying information type (def: 0) --raw|-r output identifying information to stdout --set|-S invoke set identifying information with data from stdin --verbose|-v increase verbosity of output --version|-V print version string and exit Performs a SCSI REPORT (or SET) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION command. When no options are given then REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION is sent and the response is output in hexadecimal with ASCII to the right.