Don't require an argument for -v flag

Correct checks for null special file names
Add Usage entry for -v flag
Get terminology straight in man page
Reviewed by:	bde

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
index 9653c13..afb46a5 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)newfs.8	8.6 (Berkeley) 5/3/95
-.\"	$Id: newfs.8,v 1.15 1998/07/15 06:28:04 charnier Exp $
+.\"	$Id: newfs.8,v 1.17 1998/09/11 07:08:49 grog Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd May 3, 1995
 .Dt NEWFS 8
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ or
 the disk must be labeled using 
 .Xr disklabel 8 .
 .Nm Newfs
-builds a file system on the specified special device.
+builds a file system on the specified special file.  (We often refer to the
+.Dq special file
+as the
+.Dq disk ,
+although the special file need not be a physical disk.  In fact, it need not
+even be special.)
 Typically the defaults are reasonable, however
 .Nm
 has numerous options to allow the defaults to be selectively overridden.
@@ -214,12 +219,10 @@ for more details on how to set this option.
 .It Fl s Ar size
 The size of the file system in sectors.
 .It Fl v
-Specify that the slice does not contain any partitions, and that
+Specify that the special device does not contain any partitions, and that
 .Nm
 should treat the whole slice as the file system.  This option is useful for
 synthetic disks such as
-.Nm ccd
-and 
 .Nm vinum.
 .El
 .Pp