[PATCH 1.5/5 V2] mkfs: clarify valid "inherit" option values

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Clarify which values are valid for the various *inherit= mkfs
options.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

V2: Keep the same "=value" as elsewhere in the manpage but still clarify
what those values should be and what they do.


diff --git a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8 b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
index 0a785874..10ceea30 100644
--- a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
@@ -378,31 +378,38 @@ without stripe geometry alignment even if the underlying storage device provides
 this information.
 .TP
 .BI rtinherit= value
-If set, all inodes created by
+If
+.I value
+is set to 1, all inodes created by
 .B mkfs.xfs
-will be created with the realtime flag set.
+will be created with the realtime flag set.  Default is 0.
 Directories will pass on this flag to newly created regular files and
 directories.
 .TP
 .BI projinherit= value
 All inodes created by
 .B mkfs.xfs
-will be assigned this project quota id.
+will be assigned the project quota id provided in 
+.I value.
 Directories will pass on the project id to newly created regular files and
 directories.
 .TP
 .BI extszinherit= value
 All inodes created by
 .B mkfs.xfs
-will have this extent size hint applied.
+will have this
+.I value
+extent size hint applied.
 The value must be provided in units of filesystem blocks.
 Directories will pass on this hint to newly created regular files and
 directories.
 .TP
 .BI daxinherit= value
-If set, all inodes created by
+If
+.I value
+is set to 1, all inodes created by
 .B mkfs.xfs
-will be created with the DAX flag set.
+will be created with the DAX flag set.  Default is 0.
 Directories will pass on this flag to newly created regular files and
 directories.
 By default,




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