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Author: wblock (doc committer)
Date: Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011
New Revision: 227800
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/227800

Log:
  Correct and expand BSD partitioning scheme description.
  Correct GUID to GPT in RECOVERING section.
  
  Reviewed by:	ae
  Approved by:	gjb (mentor)
  MFC after:	1 week

Modified:
  head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8

Modified: head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
==============================================================================
--- head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8	Mon Nov 21 16:43:24 2011	(r227799)
+++ head/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8	Mon Nov 21 18:04:37 2011	(r227800)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd November 20, 2011
+.Dd November 21, 2011
 .Dt GPART 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -498,12 +498,14 @@ Requires the
 .Cd GEOM_PART_APM
 kernel option.
 .It Cm BSD
-BSD disklabel without an MBR.
-Sometimes called
-.Dq dangerously dedicated mode .
+Traditional BSD disklabel, usually used to subdivide MBR partitions.
 .Po
-See
-.Xr bsdlabel 8 for more information.
+This scheme can also be used as the sole partitioning method, without
+an MBR.
+Partition editing tools from other operating systems often do not 
+understand the bare disklabel partition layout, so this is sometimes 
+called
+.Dq dangerously dedicated .
 .Pc
 Requires the
 .Cm GEOM_PART_BSD
@@ -854,7 +856,7 @@ action or reverted with the
 action.
 .Sh RECOVERING
 The GEOM PART class supports recovering of partition tables only for GPT.
-The GUID primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device.
+The GPT primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device.
 For redundancy, a secondary
 .Pq backup
 copy of the metadata is stored at the end of the device.