LIFSTAT Manual Page

     NAME
          lifstat - A program to display statistics for a LIF disk or
          image

     SYNOPSIS
          lifstat [-f] LIF_disk_device_or_image

          lifstat [-f] LIF_disk_device_or_image block_number

          lifstat [-f] LIF_disk_device_or_image cylinder head sector

          lifstat -?

     DESCRIPTION
          lifstat is a program to display the block usage of a LIF
          disk or disk image file. If lifstat is run with no arguments
          other than the name of the LIF device or file (and the -f
          flag if appropriate), then 2 lines are printed to standard
          output giving the starting and ending blocks of the
          directory and the user file data. The blocks are specified
          both by their block number and by their cylinder/head/sector
          address.

          If lifstat is run with one additional argument, then that
          argument is taken as a logical block number. A single line
          is written to standard output giving that block number, the
          equivalent cylinder/head/sector address and the file name of
          the file that contains that block.

          If lifstat is run with 3 additional arguments, then these
          are taken to be the cylinder, head and sector numbers (in
          that order) of a block on the disk. The program then behaves
          as if one argument was given.

          If the block number is part of the volume label or
          directory, or if it is not currently in use, then the 'file
          name' is reported as Volume Label, System 3000 block,
          directory or unused as appropriate.

     OPTIONS
          -f   Produce the stats for a LIF disk image file rather than
               a physical device.

          -?   Print a message giving program usage to standard error
               and exit.

     EXAMPLES
          If disk_image is a disk image file, then

          lifstat -f disk_image

          will write a message to standard output giving the start and

          end blocks of the directory and user data. Similarly

          lifstat -f disk_image 37

          will output the file name of the file containing block 37

     REFERENCES
          The format of a LIF disk directory is given in the HP-IL
          Interface Owners Manual for the

     BUGS
          No attempt has been made to handle bad track replacements on
          a physical LIF disk.

     AUTHOR
          lifstat was written by Tony Duell, ard.p850ug1@gmail.com
          and has been placed under the GNU Public License version 2.0