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authorKarel Zak2011-12-08 14:14:28 +0100
committerKarel Zak2011-12-08 14:14:28 +0100
commit8275b7326e535c6d745414baca680f03e9eccdf3 (patch)
tree7cbbc5c377ccb528016375bf9cec3b2c34acc463
parentpartx: don't print error when partition already doesn't exist (diff)
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partx: cleanup usage() and man page, add undocumented --verbose
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
-rw-r--r--partx/partx.822
-rw-r--r--partx/partx.c13
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/partx/partx.8 b/partx/partx.8
index 4129d78c0..dd5ebe7be 100644
--- a/partx/partx.8
+++ b/partx/partx.8
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ Print the SIZE column in bytes rather than in human-readable format.
Delete the specified partitions or all partitions.
.IP "\fB\-g, \-\-noheadings\fP"
Do not print a header line.
+.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
+Print a help text and exit.
.IP "\fB\-l, \-\-list\fP"
List the partitions. Note that all numbers are in 512-byte sectors. This output
format is DEPRECATED in favour of \fB\-\-show\fP. Don't use it in newly written
@@ -64,14 +66,8 @@ scripts.
Define the output columns to use for \fB\-\-show\fP and \fB\-\-raw\fP output.
If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is used.
Use \fB\-\-help\fP to get list of all supported columns.
-.IP "\fB\-r, \-\-raw\fP"
-Use the raw output format.
-.IP "\fB\-s, \-\-show\fP"
-List the partitions. All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte sectors. The output
-columns can be rearranged with the \fB\-\-output\fP option.
-.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-type \fItype\fP"
-Specify the partition table type -- aix, bsd, dos, gpt, mac, minix, sgi, solaris_x86,
-sun, ultrix or unixware.
+.IP "\fB\-P, \-\-pairs\fP"
+Use key="value" output format.
.IP "\fB\-n, \-\-nr \fIM:N\fP"
Specify the range of partitions. For backward compatibility also the format
<M-N> is supported. The range may contain negative
@@ -93,6 +89,16 @@ or
.B <M-N>
Specifies lower and upper limits (e.g. --nr 2:4).
.RE
+.IP "\fB\-r, \-\-raw\fP"
+Use the raw output format.
+.IP "\fB\-s, \-\-show\fP"
+List the partitions. All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte sectors. The output
+columns can be rearranged with the \fB\-\-output\fP option.
+.IP "\fB\-t, \-\-type \fItype\fP"
+Specify the partition table type -- aix, bsd, dos, gpt, mac, minix, sgi, solaris_x86,
+sun, ultrix or unixware.
+.IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP"
+Verbose mode.
.SH EXAMPLES
.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show /dev/sdb3\fP"
.IP "\fBpartx \-\-show --nr 3 /dev/sdb\fP"
diff --git a/partx/partx.c b/partx/partx.c
index 7c4235bb0..6a3d35555 100644
--- a/partx/partx.c
+++ b/partx/partx.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
_(" %s [-a|-d|-s] [--nr <n:m> | <partition>] <disk>\n"),
program_invocation_short_name);
- fputs(_("\nOptions:\n"), out);
+ fputs(USAGE_OPTIONS, out);
fputs(_(" -a, --add add specified partitions or all of them\n"
" -d, --delete delete specified partitions or all of them\n"
" -l, --list list partitions (DEPRECATED)\n"
@@ -622,12 +622,16 @@ static void __attribute__((__noreturn__)) usage(FILE *out)
" -b, --bytes print SIZE in bytes rather than in human readable format\n"
" -g, --noheadings don't print headings for --show\n"
+ " -n, --nr <n:m> specify the range of partitions (e.g. --nr 2:4)\n"
+ " -o, --output <type> define which output columns to use\n"
" -P, --pairs use key=\"value\" output format\n"
" -r, --raw use raw output format\n"
" -t, --type <type> specify the partition type (dos, bsd, solaris, etc.)\n"
- " -n, --nr <n:m> specify the range of partitions (e.g. --nr 2:4)\n"
- " -o, --output <type> define which output columns to use\n"
- " -h, --help print this help\n"), out);
+ " -v, --verbose verbose mode\n"), out);
+
+ fputs(USAGE_SEPARATOR, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_HELP, out);
+ fputs(USAGE_VERSION, out);
fputs(_("\nAvailable columns (for --show, --raw or --pairs):\n"), out);
@@ -667,6 +671,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
{ "output", required_argument, NULL, 'o' },
{ "pairs", no_argument, NULL, 'P' },
{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
+ { "verbose", no_argument, NULL, 'v' },
{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
};