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Date:      Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:10:01 GMT
From:      Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>
To:        freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: docs/174270: gpart(8) man page doesn't describe output of "show" command
Message-ID:  <201212101710.qBAHA1NA092457@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/174270; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/174270: gpart(8) man page doesn't describe output of "show"
 command
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:02:46 +0100

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 Warren Block suggested a much better text, so here is a changed patch.
 
 
 
 
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 Index: sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8
 ===================================================================
 --- sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8	(revision 244078)
 +++ sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8	(working copy)
 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  .\"
  .\" $FreeBSD$
  .\"
 -.Dd March 19, 2012
 +.Dd December 10, 2012
  .Dt GPART 8
  .Os
  .Sh NAME
 @@ -455,6 +455,10 @@
  .It Cm show
  Show the current partition information of the specified geoms
  or all geoms if none are specified.
 +The default output includes the logical starting block of each
 +partition, the partition size in blocks, the partition index number,
 +the partition type, and a human readable partition size.
 +Block sizes and locations are based on 512-byte logical blocks.
  Additional options include:
  .Bl -tag -width 10n
  .It Fl l
 @@ -979,14 +983,14 @@
  Exit status is 0 on success, and 1 if the command fails.
  .Sh EXAMPLES
  Create a GPT scheme on
 -.Pa ad0 :
 +.Pa ada0 :
  .Bd -literal -offset indent
 -/sbin/gpart create -s GPT ad0
 +/sbin/gpart create -s GPT ada0
  .Ed
  .Pp
  Embed GPT bootstrap code into a protective MBR:
  .Bd -literal -offset indent
 -/sbin/gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr ad0
 +/sbin/gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr ada0
  .Ed
  .Pp
  Create a dedicated
 @@ -1011,15 +1015,15 @@
  offset or alignment.
  The boot partition itself is aligned on a 4 kB boundary.
  .Bd -literal -offset indent
 -/sbin/gpart add -b 40 -s 88 -t freebsd-boot ad0
 -/sbin/gpart bootcode -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 ad0
 +/sbin/gpart add -b 40 -s 88 -t freebsd-boot ada0
 +/sbin/gpart bootcode -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 ada0
  .Ed
  .Pp
  Create a 512MB-sized
  .Cm freebsd-ufs
  partition to contain a UFS filesystem from which the system can boot.
  .Bd -literal -offset indent
 -/sbin/gpart add -s 512M -t freebsd-ufs ad0
 +/sbin/gpart add -s 512M -t freebsd-ufs ada0
  .Ed
  .Pp
  Create an MBR scheme on
 
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