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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8')
-rw-r--r-- | sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 b/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 index 00dc7c7..977ee49 100644 --- a/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 +++ b/sbin/i386/fdisk/fdisk.8 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ is read. See .Sx CONFIGURATION FILE , below, for file syntax. .Pp -.Em WARNING Ns : +.Em WARNING : when .Fl f is used, you are not asked if you really want to write the partition @@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ is used to label the partition. .Fx reserves the magic number 165 decimal (A5 in hex). -.It Em "start and size" +.It Em start No and Em size fields provide the start address and size of a partition in sectors. .It Em "flag 80" specifies that this is the active partition. -.It Em "cyl, sector and head" +.It Em cyl , sector No and Em head fields are used to specify the beginning address and end address for the partition. -.It Em "Note:" +.It Em Note : these numbers are calculated using BIOS's understanding of the disk geometry and saved in the bootblock. .El @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ will display it and ask if it is correct. will then proceed to the next entry. .Pp Getting the -.Em cyl, sector, +.Em cyl , sector , and .Em head fields correct is tricky. |