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diff --git a/trunk/man/vpddecode.8 b/trunk/man/vpddecode.8 deleted file mode 100644 index c9e4acf..0000000 --- a/trunk/man/vpddecode.8 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -.TH VPDDECODE 8 "February 2007" "dmidecode" -.SH NAME -vpddecode \- \s-1VPD\s0 structure decoder -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B vpddecode -.RB [ OPTIONS ] - -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B vpddecode -prints the "vital product data" information that can be found in almost -all IBM and Lenovo computers. Available items are: -.IP \(bu "\w'\(bu'u+1n" -\s-1BIOS\s0 Build \s-1ID\s0 -.IP \(bu -Box Serial Number -.IP \(bu -Motherboard Serial Number -.IP \(bu -Machine Type/Model - -.PP -Some systems have these additional items: -.IP \(bu "\w'\(bu'u+1n" -BIOS Release Date -.IP \(bu -Default Flash Image File Name - -.PP -Note that these additional items are not documented by IBM, so this is -guess work, and as such should not be blindly trusted. Feedback about -the accuracy of these labels is welcome. - -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.BR "-d" ", " "--dev-mem FILE" -Read memory from device \fBFILE\fR (default: \fB/dev/mem\fR) -.TP -.BR "-s" ", " "--string KEYWORD" -Only display the value of the \s-1VPD\s0 string identified by \fBKEYWORD\fR. -\fBKEYWORD\fR must be a keyword from the following list: \fBbios-build-id\fR, -\fBbox-serial-number\fR, \fBmotherboard-serial-number\fR, -\fBmachine-type-model\fR, \fBbios-release-date\fR. -Each keyword corresponds to an offset and a length within the \s-1VPD\s0 -record. -Not all strings may be defined on all \s-1VPD\s0-enabled systems. -If \fBKEYWORD\fR is not provided or not valid, a list of all valid -keywords is printed and -.B vpddecode -exits with an error. -This option cannot be used more than once. -Mutually exclusive with \fB--dump\fR. -.TP -.BR "-u" ", " "--dump" -Do not decode the VPD records, dump their contents as hexadecimal instead. -Note that this is still a text output, no binary data will be thrown upon -you. ASCII equivalent is displayed when possible. This option is mainly -useful for debugging. -Mutually exclusive with \fB--string\fR. -.TP -.BR "-h" ", " "--help" -Display usage information and exit -.TP -.BR "-V" ", " "--version" -Display the version and exit - -.SH FILES -.I /dev/mem -.SH AUTHOR -Jean Delvare -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR biosdecode (8), -.BR dmidecode (8), -.BR mem (4), -.BR ownership (8) |