Also fix some typos. Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- disk-utils/sfdisk.8 | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 index 2af8ece..4d001de 100644 --- a/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 +++ b/disk-utils/sfdisk.8 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ and GUID-specific bits in the range from 48 to 63. For example, the string "RequiredPartiton,50,51" sets three bits. .TP .BR \-\-part\-label " \fIdevice partno [" \fIlabel ] -Change the GPT partition name (label). If \fIlabel\fR is nto specified, +Change the GPT partition name (label). If \fIlabel\fR is not specified, then print the current partition label. .TP .BR \-\-part\-type " \fIdevice partno [" \fItype ] @@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ name see \fB\-\-backup\-file\fR. .BR \-f , " \-\-force" Disable all consistency checking. .TP +.BR \-\-Linux +Deprecated and ignored option. Partitioning that is compatible with +Linux (and other modern OS) is the default. +.TP +.BR \-n , " \-\-no\-act" +Do everything except writing to the device. +.TP +.B \-\-no\-reread +Do not check through the re-read-partition-table ioctl whether the device is in use. +.TP +.BR \-O , " \-\-backup\-file " \fIpath\fR +Override the default backup file name. Note that the device name and offset +are always appended to the file name. +.TP .BR \-o , " \-\-output " \fIlist Specify which output columns to print. Use .B \-\-help @@ -127,26 +141,12 @@ to get a list of all supported columns. The default list of columns may be extended if \fIlist\fP is specified in the format \fI+list\fP (e.g. \fB-o +UUID\fP). .TP -.BR \-O , " \-\-backup\-file " \fIpath\fR -Override the default backup file name. Note that the device name and offset -are always appended to the file name. -.TP .BR \-q , " \-\-quiet" Suppress extra info messages. .TP -.BR \-n , " \-\-no\-act" -Do everything except write to device. -.TP -.B \-\-no\-reread -Do not check through the re-read-partition-table ioctl whether the device is in use. -.TP .BR \-u , " \-\-unit S" Deprecated option. Only the sector unit is supported. .TP -.BR "\-\-Linux" -Deprecated and ignored option. Linux (and another modern OS) compatible -partitioning is the default. -.TP .BR \-X , " \-\-label " \fItype Specify the disk label type (e.g. \fBdos\fR, \fBgpt\fR, ...). If this option is not given, then \fBsfdisk\fR defaults to the existing label, but if there @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ is specified in the input. .RE where each line fills one partition descriptor. .sp -Fields are separated by whitespace, or q comma or semicolon possibly followed by +Fields are separated by whitespace, or by comma or semicolon possibly followed by whitespace; initial and trailing whitespace is ignored. Numbers can be octal, decimal or hexadecimal; decimal is the default. When a field is absent or empty, a default value is used. But when the \fB-N\fR option (change a single partition) @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ The default value of .I start is the first non-assigned sector aligned according to device I/O limits. The default start offset for the first partition is 1 MiB. The offset may -be may be followed by the multiplicative suffixes (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB, +be followed by the multiplicative suffixes (KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB, PiB, EiB, ZiB and YiB) then the number is interpreted as offset in bytes. .sp The default value of @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ but might play a role for certain boot loaders and for other operating systems.) .B Named-fields format .RS This format is more readable, robust, extendible and allows to specify additional -information (e.g. a UUID). It is recommended to use this format to keep you scripts +information (e.g. a UUID). It is recommended to use this format to keep your scripts more readable. .RS .sp -- 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
