From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 11 15:03:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B921065670; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ed@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A11A78FC18; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ed@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n3BF3ib4089938; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:44 GMT (envelope-from ed@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from ed@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n3BF3iKj089937; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:44 GMT (envelope-from ed@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <200904111503.n3BF3iKj089937@svn.freebsd.org> From: Ed Schouten Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:44 +0000 (UTC) To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r190933 - head/sbin/newfs_msdos X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:03:45 -0000 Author: ed Date: Sat Apr 11 15:03:44 2009 New Revision: 190933 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/190933 Log: Update documentation (forgotten in r190929). Submitted by: Christoph Mallon Modified: head/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8 Modified: head/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8 Sat Apr 11 14:56:29 2009 (r190932) +++ head/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.8 Sat Apr 11 15:03:44 2009 (r190933) @@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ Get bootstrap from file. Create the image file with the specified size. A suffix character appended to the size is interpreted as for the .Fl @ -option. The file is created by truncating any existing file with the -same name, seeking just before the required size and writing -a single 0 byte. As a consequence, the space occupied on disk -may be smaller than the size specified as a parameter. +option. +The file is created by truncating any existing file with the same name and +resizing it to the requested size. +If the file system supports sparse files, the space occupied on disk may be +smaller than the size specified as parameter. .It Fl F Ar FAT-type FAT type (one of 12, 16, or 32). .It Fl I Ar volid