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BLOCKDEV(8)                                                        BLOCKDEV(8)



NAME
       blockdev - call block device ioctls from the command line

SYNOPSIS
       blockdev [options] commands devices

DESCRIPTION
       The  utility  blockdev  allows one to call block device ioctls from the
       command line.

OPTIONS
       -V     Print version(1,3,5) and exit.

       -q     Be quiet.

       -v     Be verbose.

COMMANDS
       --setro
              Set read-only.

       --setrw
              Set read-write.

       --getro
              Get read-only. Print 1 if(3,n) the device is read-only, 0  otherwise.

       --getss
              Print sectorsize in(1,8) bytes - usually 512.

       --getsize
              Print device capacity (in(1,8) 512-byte sectors).

       --setra N
              Set readahead to N 512-byte sectors.

       --getra
              Print readahead (in(1,8) 512-byte sectors).

       --flushbufs
              Flush buffers.

       --rereadpt
              Reread partition table.



                                   May 2000                        BLOCKDEV(8)