* RE: util-linux bug: mkfs(8) has -V for -v [not found] <28f8d3ca8b3545e5af64e2a7699b4b03@checkpoint.com> @ 2024-08-08 18:07 ` Jeremy Dilatush 2024-08-15 7:28 ` Karel Zak 0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread From: Jeremy Dilatush @ 2024-08-08 18:07 UTC (permalink / raw) To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org > The manpage mkfs(8) lists "-V, --verbose" which should be "-v, --verbose" (uncapitalized). > Seen on as recent a version as 2.38.1 (on Raspberry Pi OS), also seen on 2.23.2 (on CentOS 7). > Not as trivial a fault as it might seem, since "-V" unlike "-v" causes mkfs to do nothing. 25% user error on my part: Looks like there are two bugs here and one is already fixed: "mkfs -j -t ext4 -V Tempy" gives version on 2.23.2 but verbose on 2.38.1. The manpage still probably should have "-v, --verbose". --- Jeremy ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
* Re: util-linux bug: mkfs(8) has -V for -v 2024-08-08 18:07 ` util-linux bug: mkfs(8) has -V for -v Jeremy Dilatush @ 2024-08-15 7:28 ` Karel Zak 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Karel Zak @ 2024-08-15 7:28 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jeremy Dilatush; +Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 06:07:26PM GMT, Jeremy Dilatush wrote: > > The manpage mkfs(8) lists "-V, --verbose" which should be "-v, --verbose" (uncapitalized). > > Seen on as recent a version as 2.38.1 (on Raspberry Pi OS), also seen on 2.23.2 (on CentOS 7). > > Not as trivial a fault as it might seem, since "-V" unlike "-v" causes mkfs to do nothing. > > 25% user error on my part: Looks like there are two bugs here and one is already fixed: > "mkfs -j -t ext4 -V Tempy" gives version on 2.23.2 but verbose on 2.38.1. > The manpage still probably should have "-v, --verbose". I believe the current version of the man page is quite clear on this matter: -V, --version Print version and exit. (Option -V will display version information only when it is the only parameter, otherwise it will work as --verbose.) and important is also the first line of the man page: This mkfs frontend is deprecated in favour of filesystem specific mkfs.<type> utils. ;-) Karel -- Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> http://karelzak.blogspot.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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