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author | grog <grog@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-04-10 04:02:23 +0000 |
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committer | grog <grog@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-04-10 04:02:23 +0000 |
commit | bc183ba3bb4129c938cf017470cf5f741af13f62 (patch) | |
tree | 09b0f26444613146e6d6e58823ed060496671a5c /sbin | |
parent | b3fa99a769d8cd82db2d5e4257f0deeefff7c716 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-bc183ba3bb4129c938cf017470cf5f741af13f62.zip FreeBSD-src-bc183ba3bb4129c938cf017470cf5f741af13f62.tar.gz |
Document -w option for init command.
Reorganize OPTIONS section into alphabetical order.
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin')
-rw-r--r-- | sbin/vinum/vinum.8 | 66 |
1 files changed, 44 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/vinum/vinum.8 b/sbin/vinum/vinum.8 index 6748585..27401a7 100644 --- a/sbin/vinum/vinum.8 +++ b/sbin/vinum/vinum.8 @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ List information about volume manager state. .in .Cd init .Op Fl v +.Op Fl w +.Ar plex .in +1i .\" XXX Initialize a plex by writing zeroes to all its subdisks. @@ -269,20 +271,11 @@ and .Fl V options. .Bl -hang -.It Cd -v -The -.Nm -v -option can be used with any command to request more detailed information. -.It Cd -V -The -.Nm -V -option can be used with any command to request more detailed information than -the -.Nm -v -option provides. -.It Cd -f +.It Fl f The -.Nm -f +.Fl f +.if t (``force'') +.if n ("force") option overrides safety checks. Use with extreme care. This option is for emergency use only. For example, the command .Bd -unfilled -offset indent @@ -290,12 +283,12 @@ rm -f myvolume .Ed .Pp removes -.Nm myvolume +.Ar myvolume even if it is open. Any subsequent access to the volume will almost certainly cause a panic. -.It Cd -r +.It Fl r The -.Nm -r +.Fl r .if t (``recursive'') .if n ("recursive") option is used by the list commands to display information not @@ -303,13 +296,39 @@ only about the specified objects, but also about subordinate objects. For example, in conjnction with the .Nm lv command, the -.Nm -r +.Fl r option will also show information about the plexes and subdisks belonging to the volume. -.It Cd -s +.It Fl s The -.Nm -s +.Fl s +.if t (``statistics'') +.if n ("statistics") option is used by the list commands to display statistical information. +.It Fl v +The +.Fl v +.if t (``verbose'') +.if n ("verbose") +option can be used with any command to request more detailed information. +.It Fl V +The +.Fl V +.if t (``Very verbose'') +.if n ("Very verbose") +option can be used with any command to request more detailed information than +the +.Fl v +option provides. +.It Fl w +The +.Fl w +.if t (``wait'') +.if n ("wait") +option tells +.Nm +to wait for completion of commands which normally run in the background, such as +.Nm init . .El .Pp .Ss COMMANDS IN DETAIL @@ -588,17 +607,20 @@ and represents the data written to a RAID-5 parity stripe after calculating parity. .El .\" XXX -.It Nm init Ar plex +.It Nm init Op Fl w +.Ar plex .Pp .Nm .Ar init initializes a plex by writing zeroes to all its subdisks. This is the only way to ensure consistent data in a plex. You must perform this initialization before using a RAID-5 plex. It is also recommended for other new plexes. -.Pp .Nm initializes all subdisks of a plex in parallel. Since this operation can take a -long time, it is performed in the background. +long time, it is normally performed in the background. If you want to wait for +completion of the command, use the +.Fl w +(wait) option. .Nm prints a console message when the initialization is complete. .It Nm label |