From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 17 12:54:48 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12B22106564A for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:54:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deischen@freebsd.org) Received: from mail.netplex.net (mail.netplex.net [204.213.176.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A90DD8FC24 for ; Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:54:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sea.ntplx.net (sea.ntplx.net [204.213.176.11]) by mail.netplex.net (8.14.5/8.14.5/NETPLEX) with ESMTP id q8HCsfdD060324; Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:54:41 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS and Clam AntiVirus (mail.netplex.net) X-Greylist: Message whitelisted by DRAC access database, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (mail.netplex.net [204.213.176.10]); Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:54:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:54:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Eischen X-X-Sender: eischen@sea.ntplx.net To: Tom Evans In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <20120916120041.391C41065680@hub.freebsd.org> <505624A9.7040508@hesiod.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-1804928587-1347886481=:17927" Cc: Jeff Anton , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gpart is junk X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Daniel Eischen List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:54:48 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---559023410-1804928587-1347886481=:17927 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Tom Evans wrote: > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Jeff Anton wrote: >> =E2=80=A6 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 confirmatio= n >> that partitioning hasn't changed unexpectedly, and >> modified if needed in a clear manner. >> > > (Sorry to pick at just parts of your email=E2=80=A6) > > 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). --=20 DE ---559023410-1804928587-1347886481=:17927--