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| author | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2005-12-09 18:42:30 -0500 |
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| committer | Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> | 2005-12-09 18:42:30 -0500 |
| commit | fb733f8efd04477f0be5b2108156265b333baaca (patch) | |
| tree | cfef81b7c0f51acad72fae3bfa79df398861503a /misc | |
| parent | 12eab047c0b31ef74d25c12c852310b276b0f653 (diff) | |
| download | e2fsprogs-fb733f8efd04477f0be5b2108156265b333baaca.tar.gz | |
Add more description in mke2fs's man page of the -T option
Addresses Debian Bug #316811
Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Diffstat (limited to 'misc')
| -rw-r--r-- | misc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | misc/mke2fs.8.in | 13 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/misc/ChangeLog b/misc/ChangeLog index 366a157c..ebad1c40 100644 --- a/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-12-09 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> + + * mke2fs.8.in: Add more text describing the mke2fs -T option. + (Addresses Debian Bug #316811) + 2005-11-12 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> * fsck.8.in: Add additional fsck.* programs to the SEE ALSO diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.8.in b/misc/mke2fs.8.in index 51e07ed0..23362d6a 100644 --- a/misc/mke2fs.8.in +++ b/misc/mke2fs.8.in @@ -409,9 +409,16 @@ or there is no chance of recovery. .\" using the specified test. .TP .BI \-T " fs-type" -Specify how the filesystem is going to be used, so that mke2fs can -chose optimal filesystem parameters for that use. The supported -filesystem types are: +Specify how the filesystem is going to be used, so that +.B mke2fs +can choose optimal filesystem parameters for that use. Currently, the +primary filesystem parameter which is manipulated is the number of +inodes contained the filesystem, but in the future other filesystem +parameters may also changed for specific filesystem usage scenarios. If +no filesystem type is specified, filesystem meant for general purpose +use will be created, with default values for the blocksize, number of +inodes, etc. based on the size of the filesystem to be created. The +supported filesystem types are: .RS 1.2i .TP 1.2i news |