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 and exit.

       -q     Be quiet.

       -v     Be verbose.


COMMANDS

       --setro
              Set read-only.

       --setrw
              Set read-write.

       --getro
              Get read-only. Print 1 if the device is  read-only,
              0 otherwise.

       --getss
              Print sectorsize in bytes - usually 512.

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

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

       --getra
              Print readahead (in 512-byte sectors).

       --flushbufs
              Flush buffers.

       --rereadpt
              Reread partition table.


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