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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8')
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diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 index f98aefa..1f664ca 100644 --- a/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 +++ b/sbin/geom/class/part/gpart.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd May 15, 2007 +.Dd Oct 20, 2007 .Dt GPART 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ lines in your kernel configuration file: .Bd -ragged -offset indent .Cd "options GEOM_PART_APM" .Cd "options GEOM_PART_GPT" +.Cd "options GEOM_PART_MBR" .Ed .Pp The GEOM_PART_APM option adds support for the Apple Partition Map (APM) -found on Apple Macintosh computers, and the GEOM_PART_GPT option adds -support for the GUID Partition Table (GPT) found on Intel Itanium -computers and Intel-based Macintosh computers. +found on Apple Macintosh computers. +The GEOM_PART_GPT option adds support for the GUID Partition Table (GPT) +found on Intel Itanium computers and Intel-based Macintosh computers. +The GEOM_PART_MBR option adds support for the Master Boot Record (MBR) +found on PCs and used on many removable media. .Pp Usage of the .Xr gpart 8 @@ -88,6 +91,10 @@ utility: .Op Fl t Ar type .Op Fl f Ar flags .Ar geom +.\" ==== SHOW ==== +.Nm +.Cm show +.Op Ar geom ... .\" ==== UNDO ==== .Nm .Cm undo @@ -223,6 +230,10 @@ Additional operational flags. See the section entitled "Operational flags" below for a discussion about its use. .El +.\" ==== SHOW ==== +.It Cm show +Show the current partition information of the specified geoms +or all geoms if none are specified. .\" ==== UNDO ==== .It Cm undo Revert any pending changes. @@ -254,7 +265,7 @@ A FreeBSD partition that uses the BSD disklabel to sub-divide the partition into file systems. This is a legacy partition type and should not be used for the APM or GPT schemes. -The scheme-specific types are "!FreeBSD" for APM, and +The scheme-specific types are "!165" for MBR, "!FreeBSD" for APM, and "!516e7cb4-6ecf-11d6-8ff8-00022d09712b" for GPT. .It freebsd-swap A FreeBSD partition dedicated to swap space. @@ -304,5 +315,11 @@ The .Nm utility appeared in .Fx 7.0 . +.Sh BUGS +The MBR partitioning scheme cannot yet be used to create a bootable +MBR. +.Pp +Support for the PC98 or Sun partitioning schemes is not yet present. +The BSD disklabel is also not supported yet. .Sh AUTHORS .An Marcel Moolenaar Aq marcel@FreeBSD.org |
