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GNU/Linux	CentOS 5.3
	blockdev(8)

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BLOCKDEV

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
COMMANDS

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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 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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blockdev(8)