Add to manual page previously unmentioned options and few missing long options. Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx> --- fdisk/sfdisk.8 | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/fdisk/sfdisk.8 b/fdisk/sfdisk.8 index f6e98c1..c3f06b3 100644 --- a/fdisk/sfdisk.8 +++ b/fdisk/sfdisk.8 @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Print version number of .B sfdisk and exit immediately. .TP -.BR \-? " or " \-\-help +.BR \-h " or " \-\-help Print a usage message and exit immediately. .TP .BR \-T " or " \-\-list\-types @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ the partition table. .BR \-l " or " \-\-list List the partitions of a device. .TP -.BR \-d +.BR \-d " or " \-\-dump Dump the partitions of a device in a format useful as input to sfdisk. For example, .br @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ and change nothing else. (Probably this fifth partition is called /dev/hdb5, but you are free to call it something else, like `/my_equipment/disks/2/5' or so). .TP -.BI \-A " number" +.BI \-A " or " \-\-activate " number" Make the indicated partition(s) active, and all others inactive. .TP .BI \-c "\fR or " \-\-id " number [Id]" @@ -238,22 +238,22 @@ For example: .fi first reports that /dev/hdb5 has Id 6, and then changes that into 83. .TP -.BR \-uS " or " \-uB " or " \-uC " or " \-uM -Accept or report in units of sectors (blocks, cylinders, megabytes, -respectively). The default is cylinders, at least when the geometry -is known. +.BR \-u " or " \-\-unit " SBCM" +Accept as input, or when reporting show, in units of Sectors +(Blocks, Cylinders, Megabytes, respectively). The default is +cylinders, at least when the geometry is known. .TP .BR \-x " or " \-\-show\-extended Also list non-primary extended partitions on output, and expect descriptors for them on input. .TP -.BI \-C " cylinders" +.BI \-C " or " \-\-cylinders " cylinders" Specify the number of cylinders, possibly overriding what the kernel thinks. .TP -.BI \-H " heads" +.BI \-H " or " \-\-heads " heads" Specify the number of heads, possibly overriding what the kernel thinks. .TP -.BI \-S " sectors" +.BI \-S " or " \-\-sectors " sectors" Specify the number of sectors, possibly overriding what the kernel thinks. .TP .BR \-f " or " \-\-force @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Sometimes the last cylinder contains a bad sector table. .B \-n Go through all the motions, but do not actually write to disk. .TP -.B \-R +.B \-R " or " \-\-re-read Only execute the BLKRRPART ioctl (to make the kernel re-read the partition table). This can be useful for checking in advance that the final BLKRRPART will be successful, and also when you @@ -316,6 +316,33 @@ is not mounted, or in use as a swap device, and refuses to continue if it is. This option suppresses the test. (On the other hand, the \-f option would force sfdisk to continue even when this test fails.) .TP +.B \-\-in\-order +Caution, see warning section. To be documented. +.TP +.B \-\-not\-in\-order +Caution, see warning section. To be documented. +.TP +.B \-\-inside\-order +Caution, see warning section. Chaining order. +.TP +.B \-\-not\-inside\-order +Caution, see warning section. Chaining order. +.TP +.B \-\-nested +Caution, see warning section. Every partition is contained in the +surrounding partitions and is disjoint from all others. +.TP +.B \-\-chained +Caution, see warning section. Every data partition is contained in +the surrounding partitions and disjoint from all others, but +extended partitions may lie outside (insofar as allowed by +all_logicals_inside_outermost_extended). +.TP +.B \-\-onesector +Caution, see warning section. All data partitions are mutually +disjoint; extended partitions each use one sector only (except +perhaps for the outermost one). +.TP .BI \-O " file" Just before writing the new partition, output the sectors that are going to be overwritten to @@ -479,7 +506,11 @@ and terminate with end-of-file (^D). .B sfdisk will assume that your input line represents the first of four, that the second one is extended, and the 3rd and 4th are empty.) +.SH "CAUTION WARNIGNS" +The options marked with caution in the manual page are dangerous. +For example all functionality is not completely implemented, +which can be a reason for unexpected results. .SH "DOS 6.x WARNING" The DOS 6.x FORMAT command looks for some information in the first -- 1.7.5.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
