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/usr/bin/sg_stpg

SCSI utilities for Linux, Unix and Windows

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

Usage: sg_stpg   [--active] [--help] [--hex] [--offline] [--optimized] [--raw]
                 [--standby] [--state=S,S...] [--tp=P,P...] [--unavailable]
                 [--verbose] [--version] DEVICE
  where:
    --active|-a        set asymm. access state to active/non-optimized
    --help|-h          print out usage message
    --hex|-H           print out report response in hex, then exit
    --offline|-l|-O    set asymm. access state to offline, takes relative
                       target port id, rather than target port group id
    --optimized|-o     set asymm. access state to active/optimized
    --raw|-r           output report response in binary to stdout, then exit
    --standby|-s       set asymm. access state to standby
    --state=S,S.. |-S S,S...     list of states (values or acronyms)
    --tp=P,P.. |-t P,P...        list of target port group identifiers,
                                 or relative target port identifiers
    --unavailable|-u   set asymm. access state to unavailable
    --verbose|-v       increase verbosity
    --version|-V       print version string and exit

Performs a SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
--state, -S Sspecifies a comma separated list (one element of more) of states.help + man
--tp, -t Plist of target port group identifiers, or relative target port identifiershelp + man
-a, --activeset active/non-optimized state. (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, --hexoutput response to the REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command in hex then exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-O, -l, --offlineset offline state. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-o, --optimizedset active/optimized state. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-r, --rawoutput response to the REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command in binary to stdout then exit. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-s, --standbyset standby state. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-u, --unavailableset unavailable state. (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.