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/usr/bin/scsi_mandat

SCSI utilities for Linux, Unix and Windows

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

Usage: scsi_mandat [-h] [-L] [-q] [-v] <device>
  where:  -h, --help        print usage message
          -L, --log         append stderr to 'scsi_mandat.err'
          -q, --quiet       suppress some output
          -v, --verbose     increase verbosity of output

Check <device> for mandatory SCSI command support
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-L, --logthe output to stderr (from each SCSI command executed) is appended to a file called 'scsi_mandat.err' in the current working directory.help + man
-q, --quietthe amount of output is reduced and typically only the pass/fail count is output.help + man
-v, --verboseincrease verbosity of outputhelp + man
-h, --helpprint out the usage message then exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Exit status (1) from the manual page
0all mandatory SCSI commands worked as expected

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