[PATCH 1.5/5] mkfs: clarify valid "inherit" option values

Eric Sandeen
2020-10-27T17:24:39Z

Clarify which values are valid for the various *inherit= mkfs
options.

Signed-off-by: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8 b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
index 0a785874..a2be066b 100644
--- a/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/mkfs.xfs.8
@@ -377,21 +377,21 @@ This option disables automatic geometry detection and creates the filesystem
without stripe geometry alignment even if the underlying storage device provides
this information.
.TP
-.BI rtinherit= value
-If set, all inodes created by
+.BI rtinherit= [0|1]
+If set to 1, all inodes created by
.B mkfs.xfs
will be created with the realtime flag set.
Directories will pass on this flag to newly created regular files and
directories.
.TP
-.BI projinherit= value
+.BI projinherit= projid
All inodes created by
.B mkfs.xfs
will be assigned this project quota id.
Directories will pass on the project id to newly created regular files and
directories.
.TP
-.BI extszinherit= value
+.BI extszinherit= extentsize
All inodes created by
.B mkfs.xfs
will have this extent size hint applied.
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ The value must be provided in units of filesystem blocks.
Directories will pass on this hint to newly created regular files and
directories.
.TP
-.BI daxinherit= value
-If set, all inodes created by
+.BI daxinherit= [0|1]
+If set to 1, all inodes created by
.B mkfs.xfs
will be created with the DAX flag set.
Directories will pass on this flag to newly created regular files and