[lvm-devel] LVM2/man lvm.8.in vgs.8.in
wysochanski at sourceware.org
wysochanski at sourceware.org
Mon Sep 14 19:42:14 UTC 2009
CVSROOT: /cvs/lvm2
Module name: LVM2
Changes by: wysochanski at sourceware.org 2009-09-14 19:42:13
Modified files:
man : lvm.8.in vgs.8.in
Log message:
Update lvm and vgs man pages to clarify 'partial' is a VG missing PVs.
Patches:
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/man/lvm.8.in.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.3&r2=1.4
http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/LVM2/man/vgs.8.in.diff?cvsroot=lvm2&r1=1.9&r2=1.10
--- LVM2/man/lvm.8.in 2009/05/14 16:46:13 1.3
+++ LVM2/man/lvm.8.in 2009/09/14 19:42:13 1.4
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@
.TP
\fB-P | --partial\fP
When set, the tools will do their best to provide access to volume groups
-that are only partially available. Where part of a logical volume is
-missing, \fB/dev/ioerror\fP will be substituted, and you could use
+that are only partially available (one or more physical volumes belonging
+to the volume group are missing from the system). Where part of a logical
+volume is missing, \fB/dev/ioerror\fP will be substituted, and you could use
\fBdmsetup (8)\fP to set this up to return I/O errors when accessed,
or create it as a large block device of nulls. Metadata may not be
changed with this option. To insert a replacement physical volume
--- LVM2/man/vgs.8.in 2009/07/07 19:28:57 1.9
+++ LVM2/man/vgs.8.in 2009/09/14 19:42:13 1.10
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
.IP 3 3
E(x)ported
.IP 4 3
-(p)artial
+(p)artial: one or more physical volumes belonging to the volume group
+are missing from the system
.IP 5 3
Allocation policy: (c)ontiguous, c(l)ing, (n)ormal, (a)nywhere, (i)nherited
.IP 6 3
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