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diff --git a/man/lvconvert.8.in b/man/lvconvert.8.in index 622cc337..43261dac 100644 --- a/man/lvconvert.8.in +++ b/man/lvconvert.8.in @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LogicalVolume[Path] [PhysicalVolume[Path][:PE[-PE]]...] .br .B lvconvert -\-\-splitmirrors Images \-\-name SplitLogicalVolumeName +\-\-splitmirrors Images [\-\-name SplitLogicalVolumeName] [\-\-trackchanges] .br MirrorLogicalVolume[Path] [SplittablePhysicalVolume[Path][:PE[-PE]]...] .br @@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ or has rules that ignore the devices LVM2 creates. .I \-\-splitmirrors Images The number of redundant Images of a mirror to be split off and used to form a new logical volume. A name must be supplied for the -newly-split-off logical volume using the \-\-name argument. +newly-split-off logical volume using the \-\-name argument, unless +the \-\-trackchanges argument is given. .TP .I \-n Name @@ -122,6 +123,15 @@ The name to apply to a logical volume which has been split off from a mirror logical volume. .br +.TP +.I \-\-trackchanges +This argument is used along with \-\-splitmirrors when the intention +is to use the split-off image temporarily in a read-only fashion. Splitting +off an image in this way allows it to be merged back into the mirror later +- only resynchronizing those portions of the image that have changed since +the split occurred. This option is only available to the "raid1" segment +type. +.br .TP .I \-s, \-\-snapshot |