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| author | wblock <wblock@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-11-21 18:04:37 +0000 |
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| committer | wblock <wblock@FreeBSD.org> | 2011-11-21 18:04:37 +0000 |
| commit | b9e1c857df194ab758956b79d45b7deed9c68f6e (patch) | |
| tree | 9332611f462aedd2d42a4ba5afe4bcff5279b46b /sbin | |
| parent | 86c9f7a0f62314f49e014a1aafff5d919f01f19b (diff) | |
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Correct and expand BSD partitioning scheme description.
Correct GUID to GPT in RECOVERING section.
Reviewed by: ae
Approved by: gjb (mentor)
MFC after: 1 week
Diffstat (limited to 'sbin')
| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 index 40016f2..b915316 100644 --- a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 +++ b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd November 20, 2011 +.Dd November 21, 2011 .Dt GPART 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -498,12 +498,14 @@ Requires the .Cd GEOM_PART_APM kernel option. .It Cm BSD -BSD disklabel without an MBR. -Sometimes called -.Dq dangerously dedicated mode . +Traditional BSD disklabel, usually used to subdivide MBR partitions. .Po -See -.Xr bsdlabel 8 for more information. +This scheme can also be used as the sole partitioning method, without +an MBR. +Partition editing tools from other operating systems often do not +understand the bare disklabel partition layout, so this is sometimes +called +.Dq dangerously dedicated . .Pc Requires the .Cm GEOM_PART_BSD @@ -854,7 +856,7 @@ action or reverted with the action. .Sh RECOVERING The GEOM PART class supports recovering of partition tables only for GPT. -The GUID primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device. +The GPT primary metadata is stored at the beginning of the device. For redundancy, a secondary .Pq backup copy of the metadata is stored at the end of the device. |
