patch-2.4.2 linux/arch/s390/tools/dasdfmt/dasdfmt.8

• Lines: 62
• Date: Fri Feb 16 16:02:34 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.1/linux/arch/s390/tools/dasdfmt/dasdfmt.8
• Orig date: Fri May 12 11:41:45 2000

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.1/linux/arch/s390/tools/dasdfmt/dasdfmt.8 linux/arch/s390/tools/dasdfmt/dasdfmt.8
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 .SH NAME
 dasdfmt \- formatting of DSAD (ECKD) disk drives.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBdasdfmt\fR [-tvyV] [-b \fIblockSize\fR] [\fIblockRange\fI]
-	\fIdiskSpec\fR
+\fBdasdfmt\fR [-tvyLV] [-b \fIblockSize\fR] [-l \fIdiskLabel\fR] \fIdiskSpec\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \fBdasdfmt\fR formats a DASD (ECKD) disk drive to prepare it
 for usage with Linux for S/390. \fBWARNING\fR: Incautious usage of
@@ -25,6 +24,10 @@
 Start formatting without further user-confirmation.
 
 .TP
+\fB-L\fR 
+Omit the writing of a disk label after formatting.
+
+.TP
 \fB-V\fR 
 Print version number and exit.
 
@@ -35,26 +38,17 @@
 it is \fBstrongly\fR recommended to use a \fIblockSize\fR of \fI4096\fR.
 
 .TP
-\fIblockRange\fR
-This parameter specifies the number of the first and last block to be
-formatted. If this parameter is \fBomitted\fR, formatting the \fBwhole\fR disk
-is assumed. The \fIblockRange\fR can be specified in two different formats:
-.sp
-	\fB-s\fR \fIstartBlock\fR \fB-e\fR \fIendBlock\fR
-.br
-or
-.br
-	\fB-r\fR \fIstartBlock\fR-\fIendBlock\fR
-.sp
-If \fIstartBlock\fR is omitted, block \fB0\fR is assumed. If
-\fIendBlock\fR is omitted, the last block of the disk is assumed.
+\fB-l\fR \fIdiskLabel\fR
+Specify the label to be written to disk after formatting. If no label is
+specified, a sensible default is used. \fIdiskLabel\fR is interpreted as
+ASCII string and is automatically converted to EBCDIC.
 
 .TP
 \fIdiskSpec\fR
 This parameter specified the device to be formatted. It also can be
 given in two variants:
 .sp
-	\fB-f\fR \fB/dev/dd\fR\fIX\fR
+	\fB-f\fR \fB/dev/dasd\fR\fIX\fR
 .br
 or
 .br
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@
 The first form uses the commonly used
 .SM UNIX
 device notation where \fIX\fR is a single lowercase letter.
-The second form uses simply the VM vdev number.
+The second form uses simply the device number.
 
 .SH BUGS
 None so far ;-)