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| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/bsdlabel/bsdlabel.8 | 24 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/bsdlabel/bsdlabel.8 b/sbin/bsdlabel/bsdlabel.8 index d6e1c32..1af95c8 100644 --- a/sbin/bsdlabel/bsdlabel.8 +++ b/sbin/bsdlabel/bsdlabel.8 @@ -630,16 +630,28 @@ For partition .Cm * will be interpreted as an offset of 0. .It fstype -describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows most normal usages. -For UFS file systems, use type +describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows all currently used +partition types. +For UFS file systems and ccd partitions, use type .Cm 4.2BSD . +For Vinum drives, use type +.Cm vinum . Other common types are .Cm unused and .Cm swap . -See +By convention, partition c represents the entire slice and should be of type +.Cm unused , +though +.Nm +does not enforce this convention. +.Nm +also knows about a number of other partition types, none of which are in current +use. +See the definitions starting with +.Dv FS_UNUSED in .Pa /usr/include/sys/disklabel.h -for a complete list. +for more details. .It fsize For .Cm 4.2BSD @@ -813,10 +825,12 @@ drivedata: 0 g: * * 4.2BSD .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr ccd 4 , .Xr disklabel 5 , .Xr disktab 5 , .Xr boot0cfg 8 , -.Xr fdisk 8 +.Xr fdisk 8 , +.Xr vinum 8 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS The kernel device drivers will not allow the size of a disk partition to be decreased or the offset of a partition to be changed while it is open. |
