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| -rw-r--r-- | disk-utils/addpart.8 | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | disk-utils/delpart.8 | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | disk-utils/resizepart.8 | 17 |
3 files changed, 25 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/disk-utils/addpart.8 b/disk-utils/addpart.8 index dc7e203d5..867d53f2b 100644 --- a/disk-utils/addpart.8 +++ b/disk-utils/addpart.8 @@ -1,32 +1,33 @@ -.\" addpart.8 -- +.\" addpart.8 -- man page for addpart .\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> .\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License -.TH ADDPART 8 "January 2007" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.TH ADDPART 8 "January 2015" "util-linux" "System Administration" .SH NAME -addpart \- a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl +addpart \- tell the kernel about the existence of a partition .SH SYNOPSIS .B addpart .I device partition start length .SH DESCRIPTION .B addpart -is a program that informs the Linux kernel of a new partition. +tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. +The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl. -This command doesn't manipulate partitions on the hard drive. +This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a hard drive. .SH PARAMETERS .TP .I device -Specify the disk device. +The disk device. .TP .I partition -Specify the partition number. +The partition number. .TP .I start -Specify the beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). +The beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). .TP .I length -Specify the length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). +The length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). .SH SEE ALSO .BR delpart (8), diff --git a/disk-utils/delpart.8 b/disk-utils/delpart.8 index a81815392..8c17678c6 100644 --- a/disk-utils/delpart.8 +++ b/disk-utils/delpart.8 @@ -1,27 +1,21 @@ -.\" delpart.8 -- +.\" delpart.8 -- man page for delpart .\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> .\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License -.TH DELPART 8 "January 2007" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.TH DELPART 8 "January 2015" "util-linux" "System Administration" .SH NAME -delpart \- simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl +delpart \- tell the kernel to forget about a partition .SH SYNOPSIS .B delpart .I device partition .SH DESCRIPTION .B delpart -is a program that asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition. +asks the Linux kernel to forget about the specified \fIpartition\fR +(a number) on the specified \fIdevice\fR. +The command is a simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl. This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a hard drive. -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.I device -Specify the disk device. -.TP -.I partition -Specify the partition number. - .SH SEE ALSO .BR addpart (8), .BR fdisk (8), diff --git a/disk-utils/resizepart.8 b/disk-utils/resizepart.8 index d4f35be98..b6efe7e85 100644 --- a/disk-utils/resizepart.8 +++ b/disk-utils/resizepart.8 @@ -1,29 +1,30 @@ -.\" resizepart.8 -- +.\" resizepart.8 -- man page for resizepart .\" Copyright 2012 Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@redhat.com> .\" Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc. .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License -.TH RESIZEPART 8 "February 2012" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.TH RESIZEPART 8 "January 2015" "util-linux" "System Administration" .SH NAME -resizepart \- simple wrapper around the "resize partition" ioctl +resizepart \- tell the kernel about the new size of a partition .SH SYNOPSIS .B resizepart .I device partition length .SH DESCRIPTION .B resizepart -is a program that informs the Linux kernel of new partition size. +tells the Linux kernel about the new size of the specified partition. +The command is a simple wrapper around the "resize partition" ioctl. -This command doesn't manipulate partitions on hard drive. +This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a hard drive. .SH PARAMETERS .TP .I device -Specify the disk device. +The disk device. .TP .I partition -Specify the partition number. +The partition number. .TP .I length -Specify the length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). +The new length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors). .SH SEE ALSO .BR addpart (8), |