volcheck(1)

NAME

     volcheck - checks for media in a drive and by default checks
     all floppy media

SYNOPSIS

     volcheck [-v] [-i secs] [-t secs] pathname

DESCRIPTION

     The volcheck utility tells Volume Management to look at each
     dev/pathname in sequence and determine if new media has been
     inserted in the drive.

     The default  action  is  to  volcheck  all  checkable  media
     managed by volume management.

OPTIONS

     The following options are supported:

     -i secs
           Set the frequency of device checking to secs  seconds.
           The  default is 2 seconds.  The minimum frequency is 1
           second.

     -t secs
           Check the named device(s) for the next  secs  seconds.
           The  maximum number of seconds allowed is 28800, which
           is 8 hours. The frequency of checking is specified  by
           -i. There is no default total time.

     -v    Verbose.

OPERANDS

     The following operands are supported:

     pathname
           The path name of a media device.

EXAMPLES

     Example 1: A sample of the volcheck command.

     The following example

             example% volcheck -v /dev/diskette
             /dev/diskette has media

     asks Volume Management to examine the floppy drive  for  new
     media.

     The following example

             example% volcheck -i 2 -t 600 /dev/diskette1 &

     asks Volume Management if there is a floppy  in  the  floppy
     drive every 2 seconds for 600 seconds (10 minutes).

FILES

     /dev/volctl
           Volume Management control port

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWvolu                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     eject(1), volcancel(1), volmissing(1) rmmount(1M), vold(1M),
     rmmount.conf(4), vold.conf(4), attributes(5), volfs(7FS)

WARNINGS

     Due to a hardware limitation in many floppy drives, the  act
     of checking for media causes mechanical action in the floppy
     drive.   Continuous polling of the floppy drive  will  cause
     the  drive  to  wear out. It is recommended that polling the
     drive only be performed during periods of high use.