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/usr/bin/scsi_readcap

SCSI utilities for Linux, Unix and Windows

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

Usage: scsi_readcap [-b] [-h] [-l] [-v] <device>+
  where:
    -b, --brief          output brief capacity data
    -h, --help           print usage message
    -l, --long           send longer SCSI READ CAPACITY (16) cdb
    -v, --verbose        more verbose output

Use SCSI READ CAPACITY command to fetch the size of each <device>
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-b, --briefshortens the output to two hexadecimal numbers, both prefixed by '0x'.help + man
-h, --helpprint out the usage message then exit.help + man
-l, --longthe default is to send the READ CAPACITY(10) command (i.e. the 10 byte cdb variant).help + man
-v, --verboseincrease level or verbosity.help + man
Exit status (1) from the manual page
0it is successful

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