VOLCHECK(1) User Commands VOLCHECK(1)
NAME
volcheck - checks for media in a drive and by default checks all
floppy media
SYNOPSIS
volcheck [
-v] [
-i secs] [
-t secs]
pathnameDESCRIPTION
The
volcheck utility tells volume management to look at each
dev/pathname in sequence and determine if new media has been inserted
in the drive.
The default action is to
volcheck all checkable media managed by
volume management.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-i secs Set the frequency of device checking to
secs seconds. The
default is 2 seconds. The minimum frequency is 1 second.
-t secs Check the named device(s) for the next
secs seconds. The
maximum number of seconds allowed is 28800, which is 8
hours. The frequency of checking is specified by
-i. There
is no default total time.
-v Verbose.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
pathname The path name of a media device.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: A sample of the volcheck command.
The following example
example% volcheck -v /dev/diskette
/dev/diskette has media
asks volume management to examine the floppy drive for new media.
The following example
example% volcheck -i 2 -t 600 /dev/diskette1 &
asks volume management if there is a floppy in the floppy drive every
2 seconds for 600 seconds (10 minutes).
FILES
/dev/volctl volume management control port
SEE ALSO
eject(1),
attributes(7),
rmmount(8)WARNINGS
Due to a hardware limitation in many floppy drives, the act of
checking for media causes mechanical action in the floppy drive.
Continuous polling of the floppy drive will cause the drive to wear out. It is recommended that polling the drive only be performed
during periods of high use.
February 28, 2007 VOLCHECK(1)
