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| author | Benno Schulenberg | 2011-08-28 11:14:42 +0200 |
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| committer | Karel Zak | 2011-08-29 11:24:47 +0200 |
| commit | 449a215fc50bfa27c4b0f0cb14d1ce04750762c8 (patch) | |
| tree | c208163f90f375516374b9adc63c95e2ebadbb39 /disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 | |
| parent | ionice: adjust synopsis and wording and formatting on the man page (diff) | |
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docs: tweak the formatting and wording of several disk-utils man pages
Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 index 466d6409d..c1794e5a8 100644 --- a/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 +++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.bfs.8 @@ -5,44 +5,48 @@ mkfs.bfs \- make an SCO bfs filesystem .SH SYNOPSIS .B mkfs.bfs -[\fIoptions\fR] \fIdevice \fR[\fIblock-count\fR] +.RI [ options ] " device " [ block-count ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B mkfs.bfs -creates an SCO bfs file-system on a block device +creates an SCO bfs filesystem on a block device (usually a disk partition or a file accessed via the loop device). .PP The .I block-count -parameter is the desired size of the file system, in blocks. +parameter is the desired size of the filesystem, in blocks. If nothing is specified, the entire partition will be used. .SH OPTIONS .TP -\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-inodes\fR=\fINUM\fR -Specify the desired number of inodes (at most 512). -If nothing is specified some default number in the range 48-512 is picked +.BR \-N , " \-\-inodes " \fInumber\fR +Specify the desired \fInumber\fR of inodes (at most 512). +If nothing is specified, some default number in the range 48-512 is picked depending on the size of the partition. .TP -\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-vname\fR=\fINAME\fR -Specify the volume label. I have no idea if/where this is used. +.BR \-V , " \-\-vname " \fIlabel\fR +Specify the volume \fIlabel\fR. I have no idea if/where this is used. .TP -\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-fname\fR=\fINAME\fR -Specify the fsname. I have no idea if/where this is used. +.BR \-F , " \-\-fname " \fIname\fR +Specify the filesystem \fIname\fR. I have no idea if/where this is used. .TP -\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +.BR \-v , " \-\-verbose" Explain what is being done. .TP -\fB\-c\fR +.B \-c This option is silently ignored. .TP -\fB\-l\fR +.B \-l This option is silently ignored. .TP -\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR -Output version information and exit. -\fB\-V\fR works only when specified as an only option. +.BR \-h , " \-\-help" +Display help text and exit. .TP -\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR -Display help and exit. +.BR \-V , " \-\-version" +Output version information and exit. +Option +.B \-V +only works as +.B \-\-version +when it is the only option. .SH "EXIT CODES" The exit code returned by .B mkfs.bfs |