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| author | srs5694 <srs5694@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-03-21 21:33:57 -0400 |
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| committer | srs5694 <srs5694@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-03-21 21:33:57 -0400 |
| commit | 699941e25a1fcf0beec124203747c8ed20842989 (patch) | |
| tree | eb2629231de8c6a973e3ef449fab80082b87a9ae /gdisk.8 | |
| parent | 815fb65195106b8afe1b8dfec5dae605dbd7ccbe (diff) | |
| download | sgdisk-699941e25a1fcf0beec124203747c8ed20842989.tar.gz | |
0.7.1 release version
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .\" Copyright 2011 Roderick W. Smith (rodsmith@rodsbooks.com) .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License -.TH "GDISK" "8" "0.7.0" "Roderick W. Smith" "GPT fdisk Manual" +.TH "GDISK" "8" "0.7.1" "Roderick W. Smith" "GPT fdisk Manual" .SH "NAME" gdisk \- Interactive GUID partition table (GPT) manipulator .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ to encourage its use. .TP .B c Change the GPT name of a partition. This name is encoded as a UTF\-16 -string, but \fBgdisk\fR -supports only ASCII characters as names. For the most part, Linux ignores -the partition name, but it may be important in some OSes. GPT fdisk sets -a default name based on the partition type code. Note that the GPT partition -name is different from the filesystem name, which is encoded in the filesystem's -data structures. +string, but proper entry and display of anything beyond basic ASCII values +requires suitable locale and font support. For the most part, Linux ignores +the partition name, but it may be important in some OSes. GPT fdisk sets a +default name based on the partition type code. Note that the GPT partition +name is different from the filesystem name, which is encoded in the +filesystem's data structures. .TP .B d @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ entering data. When only one option is possible, \fBgdisk\fR usually bypasses the prompt entirely. .SH "BUGS" -As of March 2011 (version 0.7.0), \fBgdisk\fR +As of March 2011 (version 0.7.1), \fBgdisk\fR should be considered beta software. Known bugs and limitations include: .TP @@ -590,10 +590,12 @@ alignment. .TP .B * -Only ASCII characters are supported in the partition name field. If an -existing partition uses non\-ASCII UTF\-16 characters, they're likely to be -corrupted in the 'i' and 'p' menu options' displays; however, they should be -preserved when loading and saving partitions. +In the Windows version, only ASCII characters are supported in the +partition name field. If an existing partition uses non\-ASCII UTF\-16 +characters, they're likely to be corrupted in the 'i' and 'p' menu options' +displays; however, they should be preserved when loading and saving +partitions. Binaries for Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X support full UTF-16 +partition names. .TP .B * |