SCSI\_STOP(8) SG3\_UTILS SCSI\_STOP(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

scsi\_stop - stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**scsi\_stop** \[*--help*] \[*--verbose*] \[*--wait*] *DEVICE* \[*DEVICE*]*

# [DESCRIPTION](#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](#OPTIONS)

Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

print out the usage message then exit.

[**-v**, **--verbose**](#v)

increase level or verbosity.

[**-w**, **--wait**](#w)

wait for the spin down (stop) on each given *DEVICE* to complete. The default action is to do each stop in immediate mode.

# [NOTES](#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](#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/enterprise-packages/sg3-utils/sg3_utils.8) man page.

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

Written by D. Gilbert

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert  
This software is distributed under a BSD-2-Clause license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

**sg\_start (sg3\_utils)**

May 2013 sg3\_utils-1.36

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Document: scsi_stop(8) from sg3-utils 1.49-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/doug-gilbert/sg3_utils.git