Re: [PATCH 1/7] mkfs: document the config file option

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On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 02:31:17PM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8 | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 85 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8 b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
> index 4b8c78c..dcd95ad 100644
> --- a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
> +++ b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
> @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ mkfs.xfs \- construct an XFS filesystem
>  .SH SYNOPSIS
>  .B mkfs.xfs
>  [
> +.B \-c
> +.I configuration
> +] [
> +[
>  .B \-b
>  .I block_size_options
>  ] [
> @@ -121,8 +125,40 @@ when parameters are quantified in those units.
>  .PP
>  Many feature options allow an optional argument of 0 or 1, to explicitly
>  disable or enable the functionality.
> +.SH DEFAULT VALUES
> +.BR mkfs.xfs (8)
> +contains built-in default values for every option as described in the sections
> +below.
> +These built-in defaults may evolve over time as new capabilities are added.
> +If the file
> +.B /etc/xfs/mkfs/defaults
> +exists, it will be parsed to override built-in defaults, and the defaults
> +described in sections below may no longer apply.
> +.PP
> +The
> +.B \-c
> +option may also be used to specify an alternate configuration file
> +as described in the OPTIONS section.
>  .SH OPTIONS
>  .TP
> +.BI \-c " configuration"
> +This option may be used to specify a configuration file other than
> +.B /etc/xfs/mkfs/defaults
> +to override selected built-in parameter defaults.
> +If
> +.B configuration
> +is a full pathname or a relative pathname starting with

"is an absolute pathname or a relative..."

See section 3.2 of
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html

--D

> +.BR \'./\' " or " \'../\'
> +then that explicit path to the configuration file will be used.
> +Otherwise,
> +.BR mkfs.xfs (8)
> +will search for
> +.B configuration
> +first in the current working directory, and then in the
> +.B /etc/xfs/mkfs/
> +directory.
> +See also the CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT section below.
> +.TP
>  .BI \-b " block_size_options"
>  This option specifies the fundamental block size of the filesystem.
>  The valid
> @@ -920,6 +956,55 @@ Do not attempt to discard blocks at mkfs time.
>  .TP
>  .B \-V
>  Prints the version number and exits.
> +.SH CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT
> +The optional default configuration file in
> +.B /etc/xfs/mkfs/default
> +as well as any alternate configuration file specified via the
> +.B \-c
> +option follow a simple ini-style format as shown below.
> +Available options consist of a small subset of the parameters available
> +via the
> +.BR mkfs.xfs (8)
> +command line.
> +Currently all default parameters can only be either enabled or disabled,
> +with a value of 1 to enable or 0 to disable.
> +See below for a list of all supported configuration parameters and their
> +current built-in default settings.
> +.PP
> +.BI [data]
> +.br
> +.BI noalign=0
> +.PP
> +.BI [inode]
> +.br
> +.BI align=1
> +.br
> +.BI projid32bit=1
> +.br
> +.BI sparse=0
> +.PP
> +.BI [log]
> +.br
> +.BI lazy-count=1
> +.PP
> +.BI [metadata]
> +.br
> +.BI crc=1
> +.br
> +.BI finobt=1
> +.br
> +.BI rmapbt=0
> +.br
> +.BI reflink=0
> +.PP
> +.BI [naming]
> +.br
> +.BI ftype=1
> +.PP
> +.BI [rtdev]
> +.br
> +.BI noalign=0
> +.PP
>  .SH SEE ALSO
>  .BR xfs (5),
>  .BR mkfs (8),
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
> 
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