From ccf44f32725e5a86ba1ee78538df5f27b1de46eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Brown Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:42:25 +0000 Subject: Add man page for mdassemble Signed-off-by: Neil Brown --- mdassemble.8 | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+) create mode 100644 mdassemble.8 (limited to 'mdassemble.8') diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f003196 --- /dev/null +++ b/mdassemble.8 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.\" -*- nroff -*- +.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v1.11.0 +.SH NAME +mdassemble \- assemble MD devices +.I aka +Linux Software Raid. + +.SH SYNOPSIS + +.BI mdassemble + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B mdassemble +is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an +initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs, it is meant to replace the in-kernel +automatic raid detection and activation. +It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like +.B dietlibc, +.B klibc +or +.B uClibc. + +.SH USAGE +Invoking +.B mdassemble +has the same effect as invoking +.B mdadm --assemble --scan. + +.SH OPTIONS + +There are no options to +.B mdassemble. + +.SH FILES + +.SS /etc/mdadm.conf + +The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if +they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information +(e.g. UUID) about known MD arrays. See +.BR mdadm.conf (5) +for more details. + +.B mdassemble +supports all configuration parameters defined in +.B mdadm.conf +with the exception of +.B auto= +which is supported only if mdadm was built with the +.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO +define. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.PP +.BR mdadm (8), +.BR mdadm.conf (5), +.BR md (4). +.PP +.BR diet (1). -- cgit