                        Command coverage
                        ================
The following table lists SCSI commands in alphabetical order on the
left and the sg3_utils (or related) utilities that implement invocations
of them on the right. The second table lists supported ATA commands. The
third table list supported NVMe commands.

SCSI command        sg3_utils utilities that use this SCSI command
------------        -------------------------------------------------
ATA COMMAND PASS-THROUGH(12)  sg_sat_identify
ATA COMMAND PASS-THROUGH(16)  sg_sat_datetime, sg_sat_identify,
                    sg_sat_phy_event, sg_sat_read_gplog,
                    sg_sat_set_features,
                    [sg_sat_chk_power, sg__sat_identify,
                     sg__sat_set_features, sg_sat_smart_rd_data
                     (previous four in the examples directory)]
ATA COMMAND PASS-THROUGH(32)  sg_sat_identify
BACKGROUND CONTROL  sg_bg_ctl
CLOSE ZONE          sg_zone
COMPARE AND WRITE   sg_compare_and_write
COPY OPERATION ABORT    ddptctl
EXTENDED COPY(LID1)    sg_xcopy, ddpt
GET CONFIGURATION   sg_get_config
GET LBA STATUS      sg_get_lba_status <J>
GET PHYSICAL ELEMENT STATUS      sg_get_elem_status <J>
GET STREAM STATUS   sg_stream_ctl <J>
INQUIRY             sg_dd, sg_format, sg_inq <J>, sginfo, sg_logs,
                    sg_luns <J>, sg_map('-i'), sg_modes, sg_opcodes <J>,
                    sg_persist, sg_scan, sg_ses, sg_vpd <J>
FINISH ZONE         sg_zone
FORMAT MEDIUM       sg_format, [SSC]
FORMAT UNIT         sg_format, [SBC]
FORMAT WITH PRESET    sg_format, [SBC]
LOG SELECT          sg_logs('-r' or '-select')
LOG SENSE           sg_logs <J>
MODE SELECT(6)      sdparm, sg_wr_mode, sginfo, sg_format,
                    sg_emc_trespass, sg_rdac
MODE SELECT(10)     sdparm, sg_wr_mode, sginfo, sg_format,
                    sg_emc_trespass, sg_rdac
MODE SENSE(6)       sdparm, sg_modes, sg_wr_mode, sginfo, sg_format,
                    sg_senddiag('-e'), sg_rdac
MODE SENSE(10)      sdparm, sg_modes, sg_wr_mode, sginfo, sg_format,
                    sg_senddiag('-e'), sg_rdac
OPEN ZONE           sg_zone
ORWRITE(16)         sg_write_x
ORWRITE(32)         sg_write_x
PERSISTENT RESERVE IN       sg_persist
PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT      sg_persist
POPULATE TOKEN      ddpt, ddptctl
PRE-FETCH(10)       sg_seek
PRE-FETCH(16)       sg_seek
PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL        sg_prevent
READ(6)             sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_read
READ(10)            sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_read
READ(12)            sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_read
READ(16)            sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_read
READ ATTRIBUTE      sg_read_attr
READ BLOCK LIMITS   sg_read_block_limits
READ BUFFER(10)     sg_rbuf, sg_test_rwbuf, sg_read_buffer, sg_safte
READ BUFFER(16)     sg_read_buffer
READ CAPACITY(10)   sg_readcap <J>, sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_format
READ CAPACITY(16)   sg_readcap <J>, sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_format
READ DEFECT(10)     sginfo('-d' or '-G'), sg_reassign('-g'), smartmontools
READ DEFECT(12)     sginfo('-d' or '-G'), smartmontools
READ LONG(10)       sg_read_long, sg_dd
READ LONG(16)       sg_read_long
READ MEDIA SERIAL NUMBER     sg_rmsn
REASSIGN BLOCKS     sg_reassign
RECEIVE COPY DATA(LID1)    sg_copy_results
RECEIVE COPY FAILURE DETAILS(LID1)    sg_copy_results
RECEIVE COPY OPERATING PARAMETERS    ddpt, sg_copy_results, sg_xcopy
RECEIVE COPY STATUS(LID1)    sg_copy_results
RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS  sg_senddiag, sg_ses <J>, sg_ses_microcode
RECEIVE ROD TOKEN INFORMATION    ddpt, ddptctl
REMOVE ELEMENT AND MODIFY ZONES   sg_rem_rest_elem sg_zone
REMOVE ELEMENT AND TRUNCATE       sg_rem_rest_elem
REPORT ALL ROD TOKENS    ddptctl
REPORT DENSITY SUPPORT    sg_rep_density
REPORT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION  sg_ident (2)
REPORT LUNS         sg_luns <J>
REPORT PROVISIONING INITIALIZATION PATTERN    sg_rep_pip
REPORT REALMS       sg_rep_zones <J>
REPORT REFERRALS    sg_referrals
REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES              sg_opcodes <J>
REPORT SUPPORTED TASK MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS    sg_opcodes <J>
REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS       sg_rtpg, sg_stpg
REPORT TIMESTAMP    sg_timestamp
REPORT ZONES        sg_rep_zones <J>
REPORT ZONE DOMAINS  sg_rep_zones <J>
REQUEST SENSE       sg_requests
RESET WRITE POINTER sg_reset_wp
RESTORE ELEMENTS AND REBUILD    sg_rem_rest_elem
SANITIZE            sg_sanitize
SEEK(10)            sg_seek
SEND DIAGNOSTIC     sg_senddiag, sg_ses <J>, sg_ses_microcode
SEQUENTIALIZE ZONE  sg_zone
SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION  sg_ident (3)
SET TARGET PORT GROUPS       sg_stpg
SET TIMESTAMP       sg_timestamp
START STOP          sg_start
STREAM CONTROL      sg_stream_ctl
SYNCHRONIZE CACHE(10)   sg_sync, sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd
SYNCHRONIZE CACHE(16)   sg_sync
TEST UNIT READY     sg_turs, sg_format
UNMAP               sg_unmap
VERIFY(10)          sg_verify
VERIFY(16)          sg_verify
WRITE(6)            sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd
WRITE(10)           sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd
WRITE(12)           sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd
WRITE(16)           sg_dd, sgm_dd, sgp_dd, sg_write_x
WRITE(32)           sg_write_x
WRITE AND VERIFY(10)      sg_write_verify
WRITE AND VERIFY(16)      sg_write_verify
WRITE ATOMIC(16)    ddpt, sg_write_x
WRITE ATOMIC(32)    sg_write_x
WRITE ATTRIBUTE     sg_write_attr
WRITE BUFFER        sg_test_rwbuf, sg_write_buffer
WRITE LONG(10)      sg_write_long
WRITE LONG(16)      sg_write_long
WRITE SAME(10)      sg_write_same
WRITE SAME(16)      sg_write_same, sg_write_x
WRITE SAME(32)      sg_write_same, sg_write_x
WRITE SCATTERED(16)    sg_write_x
WRITE SCATTERED(32)    sg_write_x
WRITE STREAM(16)    sg_write_x
WRITE STREAM(32)    sg_write_x
WRITE USING TOKEN   ddpt, ddptctl
ZONE ACTIVATE       sg_z_act_query
ZONE QUERY          sg_z_act_query
<all commands>      sg_decodes_sense <J>
<most commands>     sg_raw


ATA command         sg3_utils utilities that use this (S)ATA command
-----------         ------------------------------------------------
CHECK POWER MODE    examples/sg_sat_chk_power
IDENTIFY DEVICE     sg_inq, sg_scan, sg_sat_identify,
                    examples/sg__sat_identify
IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE     sg_inq, sg_sat_identify,
                    examples/sg__sat_identify
READ LOG EXT        sg_sat_phy_event, examples/sg__sat_phy_event
                    sg_sat_read_gplog
READ LOG DMA EXT    sg_sat_datetime, sg_sat_read_gplog
SET DATE & TIME EXT    sg_sat_datetime
SET FEATURES        sg_sat_set_features
                    examples/sg__sat_set_features
SMART READ LOG      sg_sat_read_gplog, examples/sg_sat_smart_rd_data


NVMe command        sg3_utils utilities that use this NVMe command
------------        ------------------------------------------------
Identify            sg_inq
SES Read            sg_senddiag, sg_ses (NVME-MI command)
SES Write           sg_senddiag, sg_ses (NVME-MI command)
Device self-test    [SNTL of SEND DIAGNOSTIC] sg_senddiag
Get features(power management) [SNTL of REQUEST SENSE] sg_requests
Read                [SCSI READ(10) -->SNTL--> Read]  sg_dd
                    [SCSI READ(16) -->SNTL--> Read]  sg_dd
Write               [SCSI WRITE(10) -->SNTL--> Write]  sg_dd
                    [SCSI WRITE(16) -->SNTL--> Write]  sg_dd
Compare             [SCSI VERIFY(10,BYTCHK=1) -->SNTL--> Compare]  sg_dd
                    [SCSI VERIFY(16,BYTCHK=1) -->SNTL--> Compare]  sg_dd
Write zeroes        [SCSI WRITE SAME(10,zeros) -->SNTL--> Write zeroes]
                    [SCSI WRITE SAME(16,zeros) -->SNTL--> Write zeroes]
Flush               [SCSI SYNCHRONIZE CACHE -->SNTL--> Flush]
Set Features        [SCSI MODE SELECT(10) -->SNTL--> Set Features]
                       only for WCE in Caching page

The following SCSI commands do nothing (currently) in the SNTL but
do return GOOD status: TEST UNIT READY, START STOP UNIT, REPORT LUNS
and REQUEST SENSE. READ CAPACITY(10 and 16) yield appropriate data
by examining the response to the NVMe Identify command.


(2) this command was known as REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07
(3) this command was known as SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER prior to spc4r07
<J> decoded results may be output in JSON instead of plain test form
    which is the default

Note that any SCSI command, including bi-directional and variable length
commands (whose cdb size is > 16 bytes) can be issued by the sg_raw utility.

The RECEIVE COPY * commands in SPC-4 were grouped as one command name
with 4 service actions in SPC-3 and earlier. The single SPC-3 command
name is RECEIVE COPY RESULTS. The two opcodes associated with all
EXTENDED COPY commands are now known as THIRD PARTY COPY IN (0x84) and
THIRD PARTY COPY IN (0x83).


Douglas Gilbert
01 July 2026
