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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:04:19 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2004-07-02 21:04:19 +0000
commitd40c857e0d3367205daa400d589a200a1776f876 (patch)
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parentd27d6d8e3ad962ceaae81c1de97ea5cec29c444e (diff)
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Mechanically kill hard sentence breaks.
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chio/chio.1 b/bin/chio/chio.1
index cb2e47a..280eed0 100644
--- a/bin/chio/chio.1
+++ b/bin/chio/chio.1
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ There are five element types:
.Em drive
(data transfer), and
.Em voltag
-(select by volume identifier). The
+(select by volume identifier).
+The
.Em voltag
pseudo-element type allows the selection of tapes by their volume tag
(typically a barcode on the tape).
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ is specified, the media unit will be inverted before insertion.
.Op Cm inv1
.Op Cm inv2
.Xc
-Perform a media unit exchange operation. The media unit in
+Perform a media unit exchange operation.
+The media unit in
.Ar <src ET/EU>
is moved to
.Ar <dst1 ET/EU>
@@ -177,10 +179,12 @@ Configure the changer to use picker
.Xc
Perform an
.Em INITIALIZE ELEMENT STATUS
-operation on the changer. The optional
+operation on the changer.
+The optional
.Ar <timeout>
parameter may be given to specify a timeout in seconds for the
-operations. This may be used if the operation takes unusually long
+operations.
+This may be used if the operation takes unusually long
because of buggy firmware or the like.
.It Ic voltag Xo
.Op Fl fca
@@ -189,15 +193,18 @@ because of buggy firmware or the like.
.Op Ar <label>
.Op Ar <serial>
.Xc
-Change volume tag for an element in the media changer. This command
-is only supported by few media changers. If it is not supported by a
+Change volume tag for an element in the media changer.
+This command
+is only supported by few media changers.
+If it is not supported by a
device, using this command will usually result in an "Invalid Field in
CDB" error message on the console.
.Pp
If the
.Fl c
flag is specified, the volume tag of the specified element is
-cleared. If the
+cleared.
+If the
.Fl f
flag is specified, the volume tag is superseded with the specified
volume tag even if a volume tag is already defined for the element.
@@ -213,12 +220,14 @@ flag is given, with the alternate volume tag.
.Op Fl vVsSbIa
.Op Ar <type>
.Xc
-Report the status of all elements in the changer. If
+Report the status of all elements in the changer.
+If
.Ar <type>
is specified, report the status of all elements of type
.Ar <type> .
.It Fl v
-Print the primary volume tag for each loaded medium, if any. The volume
+Print the primary volume tag for each loaded medium, if any.
+The volume
tag is printed as
.Dq <LABEL:SERIAL> .
.It Fl V
@@ -229,11 +238,14 @@ each element.
.It Fl S
Print the element source address for each element.
.It Fl b
-Print SCSI bus information for each element. Note that this information
+Print SCSI bus information for each element.
+Note that this information
is valid only for drives.
.It Fl I
-Print the internal element addresses for each element. The internal
-element address is not normally used with this driver. It is reported
+Print the internal element addresses for each element.
+The internal
+element address is not normally used with this driver.
+It is reported
for diagnostic purposes only.
.It Fl a
Print all additional information (as in
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