Module Name: src Committed By: tsutsui Date: Sat Nov 28 16:45:20 UTC 2009
Modified Files: src/sbin/fdisk: fdisk.8 Log Message: Clarify description of -f and -u options. (-u means updating partition data, not interactive mode) To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.63 -r1.64 src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files: Index: src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8 diff -u src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8:1.63 src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8:1.64 --- src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8:1.63 Wed Oct 14 22:00:55 2009 +++ src/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8 Sat Nov 28 16:45:20 2009 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.63 2009/10/14 22:00:55 joerg Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.64 2009/11/28 16:45:20 tsutsui Exp $ .\" -.Dd August 10, 2009 +.Dd November 28, 2009 .Dt FDISK 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ .Pp .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl 0 -Update partition slot 0. +Specify partition slot 0 to be printed or updated. .It Fl 1 -Update partition slot 1. +Specify partition slot 1 to be printed or updated. .It Fl 2 -Update partition slot 2. +Specify partition slot 2 to be printed or updated. .It Fl 3 -Update partition slot 3. +Specify partition slot 3 to be printed or updated. .It Fl a Change the active partition. In interactive mode this question will be asked after the partitions @@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ on an i386 machine, and leave the bootcode empty for other machines. .It Fl E Ar number -Update extended partition -.Ar number . -If the specified extended partition doesn't exist an additional extended -partition will be created. +Specify extended partition +.Ar number +to be printed or updated. +If the specified extended partition doesn't exist on updating partition data +an additional extended partition will be created. .It Fl f Run .Nm @@ -224,16 +225,9 @@ .Ar head , and .Ar sector -fields. +fields +.Pq only Ar start No and Ar size No can be specified by Fl s No option . They will be automatically computed using the BIOS geometry. -.Pp -If -.Fl u -and -.Fl s -are specified then the details of the specified partition will be changed. -Any other partitions which overlap the requested part of the disk will be -silently deleted. .It Fl F Indicate that .Ar device @@ -274,14 +268,7 @@ and optionally .Ar bootmenu . This flag requires the use of a partition selection flag -.Po -.Fl 0 , -.Fl 1 , -.Fl 2 , -.Fl 3 , -or -.Fl E Ar number -.Pc +.Pq Fl 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , No or Fl E Ar number . .It Fl S When used with no other flags print a series of .Pa /bin/sh @@ -300,7 +287,15 @@ instead of the disklabel on .Ar device . .It Fl u -Display the partitions and interactively ask which one you want to edit. +Update partition data, including +.Em id , start , No and Em size . +Unless +.Fl f +option +.Pq non-interactive mode +is specified, +.Nm +will display the partitions and interactively ask which one you want to edit. .Nm will step through each field showing the old value and asking for a new one. The @@ -316,8 +311,25 @@ .Em $ in which case the partition will extend to the end of the available free space. .Pp +In a non-interactive mode +.Pq specified by Fl f No option , +partition data should be specified by +.Fl s +option. +A partition selection option +.Pq Fl 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , No or Fl E Ar number +should also be specified to select a partition slot to be updated. +.Pp .Nm will not allow you to create partitions which overlap. +If +.Fl u +and +.Fl s +are specified in a non-interactive mode +then the details of the specified partition will be changed. +Any other partitions which overlap the requested part of the disk will be +silently deleted. .Pp If .Em bootmenu