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diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 index c20fe15..7bd4205 100644 --- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 +++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 @@ -58,14 +58,16 @@ .Op Fl s Ar size .Ar special .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Newfs -is used to initialize and clear filesystems before first use. +The +.Nm +utility is used to initialize and clear filesystems before first use. Before running .Nm the disk must be labeled using .Xr disklabel 8 . -.Nm Newfs -builds a filesystem on the specified special file. +The +.Nm +utility builds a filesystem on the specified special file. (We often refer to the .Dq special file as the @@ -194,8 +196,9 @@ The size of a sector in bytes (almost never anything but 512). .Pp Creates a new ufs filesystem on .Pa ad3s1a . +The .Nm -will use a block size of 16384 bytes, a fragment size of 2048 bytes +utility will use a block size of 16384 bytes, a fragment size of 2048 bytes and the largest possible number of blocks per cylinders group. These values tend to produce better performance for most applications than the historical defaults @@ -229,5 +232,5 @@ on filesystems that contain many small files. .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.2 . |
