Aaru.Documentation/Getting-information-from-media-inserted-in-a-physical-device.mediawiki

==Command description==
This operation will request and show all information about the inserted media in a physical device. For information about supported physical devices check [[Supported-devices.mediawiki|the list of supported physical devices]].

==Command usage==
<code>Aaru -d [true/false] -v [true/false] media info -h [true/false] -w [prefix] <device-path></code>

<code>-d, --debug [true/false]</code> shows debug output ''(default false'')<br />
<code>-v, --verbose [true/false]</code> shows verbose output ''(default false'')<br />
<code>-h, --help [true/false]</code> shows help screen for the command instead of running it, ignores all other switches ''(default false)''<br />
<code>-w, --output-prefix [prefix]</code> writes binary responses from device to that prefix<br />

==Example==
FreeBSD: <code>Aaru media info /dev/cd0</code><br />
Linux: <code>Aaru media info /dev/sdb</code><br />
Windows: <code>Aaru media info \\.\PhysicalDrive3</code><br />

==Operating system support==
{|
! Device type
! FreeBSD
! macOS
! Linux
! Windows
|-
| SCSI Block device
| Yes
| No <ref name="macOS permissions">macOS only allows talking with MultiMedia devices</ref>
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| SCSI MultiMedia device
| Yes
| Not yet <ref name="macOS users">Support for MultiMedia devices in macOS will be added if users require it</ref>
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| SCSI Streaming device
| Yes
| No <ref name="macOS permissions"/>
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| Parallel ATA
| No <ref name="atamedia">Use device-info command</ref>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
|-
| Serial ATA
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
|-
| USB
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| FireWire
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| PCMCIA
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|-
| SecureDigital / MultiMediaCard
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
| No <ref name="atamedia"/>
|}

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