Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:49:55 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 255443] gpart(8): partition type portion is somewhat vague about symbolic name applicability to scheme types Message-ID: <bug-255443-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255443 Bug ID: 255443 Summary: gpart(8): partition type portion is somewhat vague about symbolic name applicability to scheme types Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: delphij@FreeBSD.org CC: doc@FreeBSD.org The current manual page is somewhat vague regarding applicability of a symbolic name (for example, 'ntfs') to partition scheme (for example, MBR) which can cause confusion for users. Possible improvements that I can think of for now: a) Maybe tag the partition type with scheme names, e.g., instead of: ntfs A partition that contains a NTFS or exFAT filesystem. The scheme-specific type is "!7" for MBR. Do something like: ntfs [MBR only] A partition that contains a NTFS or exFAT filesystem. The scheme-specific type is "!7" for MBR. or b) Make gpart(8) recognize the symbolic names in other schemes. For 'ntfs', just give the value of ms-basic-data when using GPT. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.help
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