Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- disk-utils/partx.8 | 34 +++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/disk-utils/partx.8 b/disk-utils/partx.8 index fb0fe38..af2bb5e 100644 --- a/disk-utils/partx.8 +++ b/disk-utils/partx.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" partx.8 -- +.\" partx.8 -- man page for partx .\" Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> .\" Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. .\" Copyright 2010 Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxx> @@ -6,39 +6,40 @@ .\" .TH PARTX "8" "December 2014" "util-linux" "System Administration" .SH NAME -partx \- tell the Linux kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions +partx \- tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions .SH SYNOPSIS .B partx -.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-s | \-u ] +.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-P | \-r | \-s | \-u ] .RB [ \-t " \fItype\fR]" .RB [ \-n " \fIM" : \fIN\fR] .RB [ \- "] " \fIdisk .br .B partx -.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-s | \-u ] +.RB [ \-a | \-d | \-P | \-r | \-s | \-u ] .RB [ \-t " \fItype\fR]" .IR partition " [" disk ] .SH DESCRIPTION Given a device or disk-image, .B partx tries to parse the partition table and list its contents. It -optionally adds or removes partitions. +can also tell the kernel to add or remove partitions from its +bookkeeping. .PP The .I disk argument is optional when a .I partition argument is provided. To force scanning a partition as if it were a whole disk -(for example to list nested subpartitions), use the argument "\-" (hyphen-minus). For example: +(for example to list nested subpartitions), use the argument "\-" (hyphen-minus). +For example: .RS 7 .TP partx \-\-show \- /dev/sda3 .RE .PP -This will see sda3 as a whole-disk rather than a partition. +This will see sda3 as a whole-disk rather than as a partition. .PP -The .B partx is not an fdisk program \(en adding and removing partitions does not change the disk, it just tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk @@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ Print the SIZE column in bytes rather than in human-readable format. Delete the specified partitions or all partitions. .TP .BR \-g , " \-\-noheadings" -Do not print a header line. +Do not print a header line with \fB\-\-show\fR or \fB\-\-raw\fR. .TP .BR \-l , " \-\-list" List the partitions. Note that all numbers are in 512-byte sectors. @@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ Specifies the lower and upper limits (e.g.\& \fB\-\-nr 2:4\fR). .TP .BR \-o , " \-\-output " \fIlist Define the output columns to use for -.B \-\-show +.BR \-\-show , +.B \-\-pairs and .B \-\-raw output. If no output arrangement is specified, then a default set is @@ -104,14 +106,16 @@ or options. .TP .BR \-P , " \-\-pairs" -Output using key="value" format. +List the partitions using the KEY="value" format. .TP .BR \-r , " \-\-raw" -Use the raw output format. +List the partitions using the raw output format. .TP -.BR \-s , "\-\-show" -List the partitions. All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte sectors. -The output columns can be rearranged with the \fB\-\-output\fR option. +.BR \-s , " \-\-show" +List the partitions. +The output columns can be selected and rearranged with the +\fB\-\-output\fR option. +All numbers (except SIZE) are in 512-byte sectors. .TP .BR \-t , " \-\-type " \fItype Specify the partition table type, which can be one of -- 1.7.0.4 -- 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
