---
name: "scsi_ready"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sg3_utils"
version: "1.49-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scsi_ready"
---

# scsi\_ready(8)

do SCSI TEST UNIT READY on devices

## NAME

scsi\_ready - do SCSI TEST UNIT READY on devices

## SYNOPSIS

**scsi\_ready** \[*--brief*\] \[*--help*\] \[*--verbose*\] *DEVICE* \[*DEVICE*\]\*

## DESCRIPTION

This bash shell script calls the sg\_turs utility on each given *DEVICE*. This will send a SCSI TEST UNIT READY command to each *DEVICE*. Disks, tape drives and DVD/BD players amongst others may respond to this SCSI command.

## OPTIONS

Arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

- **-b**, **--brief**

  for each *DEVICE* given output a line containing either '    ready' or '    device not ready'. If *DEVICE* is not found or there is another serious error then an error message will appear instead.

- **-h**, **--help**

  print out the usage message then exit.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  increase level or verbosity.

## EXIT STATUS

The exit status of this script is 0 when it is successful. Otherwise the exit status is that of the last sg\_turs utility called. See the [sg3\_utils(8)](/sg3_utils/8.md) man page.

## AUTHORS

Written by D. Gilbert

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009-2013 Douglas Gilbert\
 This software is distributed under a BSD-2-Clause license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

## SEE ALSO

**sg\_turs (sg3\_utils)**