Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:54:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> To: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> Cc: Jeff Anton <anton@hesiod.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gpart is junk Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.64.1209170852200.17927@sea.ntplx.net> In-Reply-To: <CAFHbX1KjLHCHste9H4sV_kwxWT25uRHo%2BoLeL3R4xev=oR8LaQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <20120916120041.391C41065680@hub.freebsd.org> <505624A9.7040508@hesiod.org> <CAFHbX1KjLHCHste9H4sV_kwxWT25uRHo%2BoLeL3R4xev=oR8LaQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Tom Evans wrote: > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Jeff Anton <anton@hesiod.org> wrote: >> … my point is that all this information needs to be >> together in one human and machine readable form. We need to be able to look >> at the whole picture of a device and say "that makes sense" then do it. And >> this shouldn't be from some GUI junk either. >> In a file, this information can be kept as a reference, as a confirmation >> that partitioning hasn't changed unexpectedly, and >> modified if needed in a clear manner. >> > > (Sorry to pick at just parts of your email…) > > The current GEOM configuration is available from a sysctl in machine > readable format - check out kern.geom.confxml. If you are concerned > about your partitions changing underneath you, storing and then > comparing output from this sysctl gives you a simple way to determine > what. > > A human readable version can be obtained from the gpart tool. > > IMHO, gpart and GEOM are fantastic. gpart is a much simpler tool to > use than fdisk, and fully understands every kind of disk partitioning > you can throw at it, whilst fdisk is only a tool for playing with MBR. > The gpart man page explains clearly and concisely how to use it. > > GEOM provides a clear framework that anything can plug in to, from > labels to whole disk encryption. It is not simple. All I want is Solaris format utility (partition and label). -- DEhelp
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