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authorKarel Zak2017-10-02 11:59:57 +0200
committerKarel Zak2017-10-02 11:59:57 +0200
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parentlib/randutils: remove superfluous continue (diff)
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losetup: rename to --sector-size and LOG-SEC
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'sys-utils/losetup.8')
-rw-r--r--sys-utils/losetup.816
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/losetup.8 b/sys-utils/losetup.8
index 570704d72..cdb9ed052 100644
--- a/sys-utils/losetup.8
+++ b/sys-utils/losetup.8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Get info:
.sp
.in +5
.B losetup
-.I loopdev
+[\fIloopdev\fP]
.sp
.B losetup -l
.RB [ \-a ]
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ Detach all associated loop devices:
.B "losetup \-D"
.sp
.in -5
-Print the name of the first unused loop device:
-.sp
-.in +5
-.B "losetup \-f"
-.sp
-.in -5
Set up a loop device:
.sp
.in +5
@@ -45,6 +39,8 @@ Set up a loop device:
.IR offset ]
.RB [ \-\-sizelimit
.IR size ]
+.RB [ \-\-sector\-size
+.IR size ]
.in +8
.RB [ \-Pr ]
.RB [ \-\-show ] " \-f" | \fIloopdev\fP
@@ -116,8 +112,10 @@ The data start is moved \fIoffset\fP bytes into the specified file or device.
.IP "\fB\-\-sizelimit \fIsize\fP"
The data end is set to no more than \fIsize\fP bytes after the data start.
.TP
-.BR \-b , " \-\-logical-blocksize " \fIsize
-Set the logical block size of the loop device in bytes (since Linux 4.14).
+.BR \-b , " \-\-sector-size " \fIsize
+Set the logical sector size of the loop device in bytes (since Linux 4.14). The
+option may be used when create a new loop device as well as stand-alone command
+to modify sector size of the already existing loop device.
.TP
.BR \-c , " \-\-set\-capacity " \fIloopdev
Force the loop driver to reread the size of the file associated with the