blkpr

Register (command) a new reservation with a given key on a given device

$ blkpr [[-c|--command]] register [[-k|--key]] [reservation_key] [path/to/device]

$ blkpr [[-c|--command]] reserve [[-k|--key]] [reservation_key] [[-t|--type]] exclusive-access [path/to/device]

$ blkpr [[-c|--command]] preempt [[-K|--oldkey]] [old_key] [[-k|--key]] [new_key] [[-t|--type]] write-exclusive [path/to/device]

$ blkpr [[-c|--command]] release [[-k|--key]] [reservation_key] [[-t|--type]] [reservation_type] [path/to/device]

$ blkpr [[-c|--command]] clear [[-k|--key]] [key] [path/to/device]

blkpr [options] [arguments]

Note: This command is not standard; its syntax is hypothetical.

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    Specific parameters for blkpr are not documented as it is not a standard Linux command. It is highly likely this command does not exist in standard distributions.

The command blkpr is not a standard or commonly recognized utility found in mainstream Linux distributions or core command-line toolsets. Information regarding a standalone blkpr command is exceedingly scarce, suggesting it might be a very niche, experimental, or deprecated tool, or possibly a typo for other commands like blkparse (for analyzing block I/O traces) or blockdev (for managing block device attributes).

If blkpr ever existed, it likely pertained to operations or diagnostics related to block devices, possibly for 'printing' or 'profiling' block device properties or performance. However, without specific context or a package where it's distributed, its functionality remains unconfirmed for general use. Users encountering references to blkpr should verify the source or consider if another, more common command was intended.

blkpr is not a standard or widely available Linux command. Attempting to execute it on a typical system will likely result in a 'command not found' error. Any documentation found online for blkpr should be scrutinized for its relevance to current systems or its origin. It's often confused with blkparse or blockdev.

Due to the non-standard nature of blkpr, there is no publicly documented history of its development or widespread usage within the Linux ecosystem. If it ever existed as a functional utility, it was likely part of a very specific, perhaps experimental, kernel development branch, a custom-built tool, or an internal diagnostic script that never became a mainstream user-facing command.

blkparse(1), blockdev(8), lsblk(8), fdisk(8), parted(8)