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diff --git a/gnu/packages/scsi.scm b/gnu/packages/scsi.scm index 2bb863cad9..f011af84c4 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/scsi.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/scsi.scm @@ -40,15 +40,24 @@ (synopsis "SCSI device utilities") (description "sg3-utils is a collection of utilities for devices that use the Small -Computer System Interface (SCSI) command set. It includes utilities to read -data from, write data to, control, modify, and query the state of SCSI -devices. For example, this package provides command-line tools to copy data -based on @code{dd} syntax and semantics (called @code{sg_dd}, @code{sgp_dd} -and @code{sgm_dd}), check INQUIRY data and VPD pages (@code{sg_inq}), check -mode and log pages (@code{sginfo}, @code{sg_modes} and @code{sg_logs}), spin -up and down disks (@code{sg_start}), do self tests (@code{sg_senddiag}), parse -sense data (@code{sg_decode_sense}), and perform various other functions. In -addition, this package includes a library, called libsgutils, which can be +Computer System Interface (@dfn{SCSI}) command set. It includes utilities to +read data from, write data to, control, modify, and query the state of SCSI +devices. + +For example, this package provides command-line tools to: +@itemize +@item copy data based on @code{dd} syntax and semantics (called @command{sg_dd}, +@command{sgp_dd}, and @command{sgm_dd}) +@item check @code{INQUIRY} data and @code{VPD pages} (@command{sg_inq}) +@item check mode and log pages (@command{sginfo}, @command{sg_modes}, and +@command{sg_logs}) +@item spin up and down disks (@command{sg_start}) +@item do self-tests (@code{sg_senddiag}) +@item parse sense data (@code{sg_decode_sense}) +@item and perform various other functions. +@end itemize + +In addition, this package includes a library, called libsgutils, which can be used in C and C++ programs to interact with SCSI devices.") ;; See README: "All utilities and libraries have either a "2 clause" BSD ;; license or are "GPL-2ed". [...] That BSD license was updated from the |