getvol(1M)						  System Administration Commands						getvol(1M)

NAME

       getvol - verifies device accessibility

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/getvol -n [-l label] device

       /usr/bin/getvol [-f | -F]  [-ow] [-l label | -x label]  device

DESCRIPTION

       getvol  verifies  that  the  specified  device  is accessible and that a volume of the appropriate medium has been inserted. The command is
       interactive and displays instructional prompts, describes errors, and shows required label information.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -n	       Runs the command in non-interactive mode. The volume is assumed to be inserted upon command invocation.

       -l label        Specifies that the label  label must exist on the inserted volume (can be overridden by the -o option).

       -f	       Formats the volume after insertion, using the format command defined for this device in the device table.

       -F	       Formats the volume after insertion and places a file system on the device. Also uses the format command	defined  for  this
		       device in the device table.

       -o	       Allows the administrator to override a label check.

       -w	       Allows administrator to write a new label on the device. User is prompted to supply the label text. This option is ineffec-
		       tive if the  -n option is enabled.

       -x label        Specifies that the label  label must exist on the device. This option should be used in place of the  -l  option  when  the
		       label  can only be verified by visual means. Use of the option causes a message to be displayed asking the administrator to
		       visually verify that the label is indeed  label.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       device	Specifies the device to be verified for accessibility.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Successful completion.

       1	Command syntax was incorrect, invalid option was used, or an internal error occurred.

       3	Device table could not be opened for reading.

FILES

       /etc/device.tab

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

NOTES

       This command uses the device table to determine the characteristics of the device when performing the volume label checking.

SunOS 5.10							    5 Jul 1990								getvol(1M)