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 ineffective 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:
