* Add spaces after dots (English spacing). * Remove use of inline emphasis where possible. * Use mail and url macros. Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@xxxxxx> --- sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 index fcc38f6..47d3ae5 100644 --- a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 +++ b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- -.TH BLKDISCARD 8 "September 2012" "util-linux" "System Administration" +.TH BLKDISCARD 8 "October 2012" "util-linux" "System Administration" .SH NAME blkdiscard \- discard sectors on a device .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -11,56 +11,62 @@ blkdiscard \- discard sectors on a device .RB [ \-s ] .RB [ \-v ] .I device - .SH DESCRIPTION .B blkdiscard -is used to discard device sectors. This is useful for solid-state -drivers (SSDs) and thinly-provisioned storage. Unlike +is used to discard device sectors. This is useful for solid-state +drivers (SSDs) and thinly-provisioned storage. Unlike .BR fstrim (8) this command is used directly on the block device. .PP By default, .B blkdiscard -will discard all blocks on the device. Options may be used to -modify this behavior based on range or size, as explained below. +will discard all blocks on the device. Options may be used to modify +this behavior based on range or size, as explained below. .PP The .I device argument is the pathname of the block device. - +.PP .B WARNING: All data in the discarded region on the device will be lost! - .SH OPTIONS -The \fIoffset\fR and \fIlength\fR arguments may be -followed by the multiplicative suffixes KiB=1024, MiB=1024*1024, and so on for -GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB (the "iB" is optional, e.g. "K" has the same -meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes KB=1000, MB=1000*1000, and so on for GB, PB, -EB, ZB and YB. +The +.I offset +and +.I length +arguments may be followed by the multiplicative suffixes KiB=1024, +MiB=1024*1024, and so on for GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB (the "iB" is +optional, e.g., "K" has the same meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes +KB=1000, MB=1000*1000, and so on for GB, PB, EB, ZB and YB. .IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP" Print help and exit. .IP "\fB\-o, \-\-offset\fP \fIoffset\fP" -Byte offset in the device from which to discard. Provided value will be -aligned to the device sector size. Default value is zero. +Byte offset in the device from which to discard. Provided value will be +aligned to the device sector size. Default value is zero. .IP "\fB\-l, \-\-length\fP \fIlength\fP" -Number of bytes after starting point to discard. Provided value will be -aligned to the device sector size. If the specified value extends past the -end of the device, +Number of bytes after starting point to discard. Provided value will be +aligned to the device sector size. If the specified value extends past +the end of the device, .B blkdiscard -will stop at the device size boundary. Default value extends to the end +will stop at the device size boundary. Default value extends to the end of the device. .IP "\fB\-s, \-\-secure\fP" -Perform secure discard. Secure discard is the same as regular discard except -all copies of the discarded blocks possibly created by garbage collection must -also be erased. It has to be supported by the device. +Perform secure discard. Secure discard is the same as regular discard +except all copies of the discarded blocks possibly created by garbage +collection must also be erased. It has to be supported by the device. .IP "\fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fP" -Print aligned \fIoffset\fR and \fIlength\fR arguments. - +Print aligned +.I offset +and +.I length +arguments. .SH AUTHOR -.nf -Lukas Czerner <lczerner@xxxxxxxxxx> -.fi +.MT lczerner@xxxxxxxxxx +Lukas Czerner +.ME .SH SEE ALSO .BR fstrim (8) .SH AVAILABILITY The blkdiscard command is part of the util-linux package and is available -from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/. +.UR ftp://\:ftp.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/ +Linux Kernel Archive +.UE . -- 1.7.12.2 -- 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
