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From: "Remko Lodder" <remko@elvandar.org>
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Subject: Re: docs/122052: minor update on handbook section 20.7.1
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The following reply was made to PR docs/122052; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Remko Lodder" <remko@elvandar.org>
To: "Fico" <federicogalvezdurand@yahoo.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/122052: minor update on handbook section 20.7.1
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:32:22 +0100 (CET)

 > confusing statement regarding newfs(8) on vinum(4) volumes.
 > Patch attached with submission follows:
 >
 > diff -r -u handbook.orig/vinum-object-naming.html
 > handbook/vinum-object-naming.html
 > --- handbook.orig/vinum-object-naming.html	2008-03-22 05:43:54.000000000
 > +0100
 > +++ handbook/vinum-object-naming.html	2008-03-24 16:27:00.000000000 +0100
 > @@ -157,15 +157,6 @@
 >  Vinum volume might be called <tt
 > class="FILENAME">/dev/gvinum/concat</tt>, a name which
 >  has no relationship with a partition name.</p>
 >
 > -<p>Normally, <a
 > href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newfs&amp;sektion=8"><span
 > -class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
 > class="REFENTRYTITLE">newfs</span>(8)</span></a> interprets
 > -the name of the disk and complains if it cannot understand it. For
 > example:</p>
 > -
 > -<pre class="SCREEN">
 > -<samp class="PROMPT">#</samp> <kbd class="USERINPUT">newfs
 > /dev/gvinum/concat</kbd>
 > -newfs: /dev/gvinum/concat: can't figure out file system partition
 > -</pre>
 > -
 >  <p>In order to create a file system on this volume, use <a
 >  href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=newfs&amp;sektion=8"><span
 >  class="CITEREFENTRY"><span
 > class="REFENTRYTITLE">newfs</span>(8)</span></a>:</p>
 >
 
 I dont see the confusing part actually; I think this tells what we should
 know in case we encounter such a thing right I dont see any reference to
 vinum(4) or anything...
 
 Can you explain this a bit more? I think the change like this isn't needed.
 
 Thanks,
 remko
 
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