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| -rw-r--r-- | man/dmsetup.8.in | 29 |
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diff --git a/man/dmsetup.8.in b/man/dmsetup.8.in index 1380743d7..724f11e51 100644 --- a/man/dmsetup.8.in +++ b/man/dmsetup.8.in @@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management .SH SYNOPSIS .ad l .B dmsetup create -.I device_name [table_file [uuid]] +.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file] .br .B dmsetup remove .I device_name .br .B dmsetup load -.I device_name table_file +.I device_name [table_file] .br .B dmsetup clear -.I device_name table_file +.I device_name .br .B dmsetup suspend .I device_name @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management .I device_name .br .B dmsetup reload -.I device_name table_file +.I device_name [table_file] .br .B dmsetup rename .I device_name new_name @@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management .B dmsetup deps .I [device_name] .br +.B dmsetup mknodes +.I [device_name] +.br .B dmsetup status .I [device_name] .br @@ -73,15 +76,16 @@ Produce additional output. Display the library and kernel driver version. .SH COMMANDS .IP \fBcreate -.I device_name [table_file [uuid]] +.I device_name [-u uuid] [--notable] [table_file] .br Creates a device with the given name. -If a table file is given, it is loaded and made live. +If table_file 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. If -successful a device will appear as -/dev/device-mapper/<device-name>. See below for information -on the table file format. +device_name in subsequent dmsetup commands. +If successful a device will appear as +/dev/device-mapper/<device-name>. +See below for information on the table format. .IP \fBdeps .I device_name .br @@ -103,13 +107,16 @@ Outputs some brief information about the device in the form: Major and minor device number .br Number of targets in the live table +.br + UUID .IP \fBls .br List device names. .IP \fBload|reload -.I device_name table_file +.I device_name [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. .IP \fBremove .I device_name .br |