Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:58:52 +0100 (CET) From: olgeni@uli.it To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/23109: Fixes to disklabel.8 Message-ID: <200011261658.eAQGwpv03274@olgeni.localdomain.net>
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>Number: 23109 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Fixes to disklabel.8 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 26 09:00:07 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jimmy Olgeni >Release: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386 >Organization: Colby >Environment: FreeBSD olgeni.localdomain.net 4.2-STABLE FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE #0: Sun Nov 26 14:31:46 CET 2000 olgeni@olgeni.localdomain.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BSDBOX i386 >Description: The disklabel.8 man page needs some spelling and layout fixes. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch /usr/src/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8: *** disklabel.8.orig Sun Nov 26 15:58:00 2000 --- disklabel.8 Sun Nov 26 16:16:52 2000 *************** *** 333,339 **** .if n This form corresponds to the "write label" command described above. In addition to writing a new volume label, it also installs the bootstrap. If run on a base disk this command will create a ``dangerously-dedicated'' ! label. This command is normally run on a slice rather then a base disk. .Pp .Nm disklabel .Fl R --- 333,339 ---- .if n This form corresponds to the "write label" command described above. In addition to writing a new volume label, it also installs the bootstrap. If run on a base disk this command will create a ``dangerously-dedicated'' ! label. This command is normally run on a slice rather than a base disk. .Pp .Nm disklabel .Fl R *************** *** 349,355 **** .if n This form corresponds to the "restore label" command described above. In addition to restoring the volume label, it also installs the bootstrap. If run on a base disk this command will create a ``dangerously-dedicated'' ! label. This command is normally run on a slice rather then a base disk. .Pp The bootstrap commands always access the disk directly, so it is not necessary to specify the --- 349,355 ---- .if n This form corresponds to the "restore label" command described above. In addition to restoring the volume label, it also installs the bootstrap. If run on a base disk this command will create a ``dangerously-dedicated'' ! label. This command is normally run on a slice rather than a base disk. .Pp The bootstrap commands always access the disk directly, so it is not necessary to specify the *************** *** 409,422 **** .It Use .Ar disklabel ! to edit your newly created label, addiing appropriate partitions. .It Finally newfs the filesystem partitions you created in the label. A typical ! disklabel partiioning scheme would be to have an ``a'' partition of approximately 128MB to hold the root filesystem, a ``b'' partition for swap, a ``d'' partition for /var (usually 128MB), an ``e'' partition for /var/tmp (usually 128MB), an ``f'' partition for /usr (usually around 2G), ! and finally a ``g'' partition for /home (usally all remaining space). Your mileage may vary. .El .Pp --- 409,422 ---- .It Use .Ar disklabel ! to edit your newly created label, adding appropriate partitions. .It Finally newfs the filesystem partitions you created in the label. A typical ! disklabel partitioning scheme would be to have an ``a'' partition of approximately 128MB to hold the root filesystem, a ``b'' partition for swap, a ``d'' partition for /var (usually 128MB), an ``e'' partition for /var/tmp (usually 128MB), an ``f'' partition for /usr (usually around 2G), ! and finally a ``g'' partition for /home (usually all remaining space). Your mileage may vary. .El .Pp *************** *** 528,533 **** --- 528,534 ---- For UFS file systems, the number of cylinders in a cylinder group. For LFS file systems, the segment shift value. .El + .Pp The remainder of the line is a comment and shows the cylinder allocations based on the obsolete (but possibly correct) geometry information about the drive. The asterisk (*) indicates that the partition does not begin or end exactly on a >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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