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authorAlasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com>2006-08-10 14:11:03 +0000
committerAlasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com>2006-08-10 14:11:03 +0000
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Add --table argument to dmsetup for a one-line table.
Abort if errors are found during cmdline option processing.
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diff --git a/man/dmsetup.8.in b/man/dmsetup.8.in
index 42d452a9..e518b500 100644
--- a/man/dmsetup.8.in
+++ b/man/dmsetup.8.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ad l
.B dmsetup create
-.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file]
+.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable | --table <table> | table_file]
.br
.B dmsetup remove
.I [-f|--force] device_name
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
.I device_name
.br
.B dmsetup load
-.I device_name [table_file]
+.I device_name [--table <table> | table_file]
.br
.B dmsetup clear
.I device_name
.br
.B dmsetup reload
-.I device_name [table_file]
+.I device_name [--table <table> | table_file]
.br
.B dmsetup rename
.I device_name new_name
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ Specify which fields to display. Only \fB-o\ name\fP is supported.
.IP \fB-r|--readonly
.br
Set the table being loaded read-only.
+.IP \fB--table\ <table>
+.br
+Specify a one-line table directly on the command line.
.IP \fB-u|--uuid
.br
Specify the uuid.
@@ -112,10 +115,10 @@ Produce additional output.
Display the library and kernel driver version.
.SH COMMANDS
.IP \fBcreate
-.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file]
+.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable | --table <table> | table_file]
.br
Creates a device with the given name.
-If table_file is supplied, the table is loaded and made live.
+If table_file or <table> is supplied, the table is loaded and made live.
Otherwise a table is read from standard input unless --notable is used.
The optional uuid can be used in place of
device_name in subsequent dmsetup commands.
@@ -160,10 +163,10 @@ device/nodevice; active, open, rw, uuid.
Others specify how the tree is displayed:
ascii, utf, vt100; compact, inverted, notrunc.
.IP \fBload|reload
-.I device_name [table_file]
+.I device_name [--table <table> | table_file]
.br
-Loads table_file into the inactive table slot for device_name.
-If table_file is not supplied, reads a table from standard input.
+Loads <table> or table_file into the inactive table slot for device_name.
+If neither is supplied, reads a table from standard input.
.IP \fBmknodes
.I [device_name]
.br