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Diffstat (limited to 'disk-utils/sfdisk.8')
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diff --git a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 index 5266ca744..31f64fd79 100644 --- a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 +++ b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 @@ -78,10 +78,14 @@ partitions may be smaller. In this case \fBsfdisk\fR follows the default values from the partition table and does not use built-in defaults for the unused partition given with \fB\-N\fR. See also \fB\-\-append\fR. .TP -.BR \-A , " \-\-activate \fIdevice " [ \fIpartition-number ...] -Switch on the bootable flag for the specified partitions. -If no \fIpartition-number\fR is specified, -then list the partitions with an enabled flag. +.BR \-A , " \-\-activate \fIdevice " [ \fIpartition-number...] +Switch on the bootable flag for the specified partitions and switch off the +bootable flag on all unspecified partitions. The special placeholder '-' +may be used instead of the partition numbers to switch off the bootable flag +on all partitions. + +If no \fIpartition-number\fR is specified, then list the partitions with an +enabled flag. .TP .BR "\-\-delete \fIdevice " [ \fIpartition-number ...] Delete all or the specified partitions. |