From: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
Cc: kerolasa@iki.fi
Subject: [PATCH 07/19] docs: correct sfdisk --activate instructions
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2013 18:51:13 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1370195485-27907-8-git-send-email-kerolasa@iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1370195485-27907-1-git-send-email-kerolasa@iki.fi>
The activate can be enabled by renaming the command to 'activate'. Quite
confusingly the option and command arguments are interchangeable, and
depending on which one is defined as --activate option argument the
command will behave different rather different ways.
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
---
fdisks/sfdisk.8 | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fdisks/sfdisk.8 b/fdisks/sfdisk.8
index 57c9a68..2b166fa 100644
--- a/fdisks/sfdisk.8
+++ b/fdisks/sfdisk.8
@@ -223,8 +223,37 @@ and change nothing else. (Probably this fifth partition
is called /dev/hdb5, but you are free to call it something else,
like `/my_equipment/disks/2/5' or so).
.TP
-.BR \-A ", " \-\-activate " \fInumber\fR"
-Make the indicated partition(s) active, and all others inactive.
+\fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-activate\fR [\fIdevice\fR or \fIpartition number\fR]
+The activate option will turn on bootable flag.
+.IP
+The activate option takes optional argument. When the option argument is
+not defined command will list partitions that has bootable flag set on
+for device given as command argument. For example.
+.IP
+.nf
+.if t .ft CW
+ % sfdisk --activate /dev/sda
+.fi
+When the activate has option argument, and command argument list, the
+partitions defined as command argument will be set to have bootable flag.
+Other partitions for the device are clered not to have bootable flag.
+For example the partitions 1 and 4 are set bootable, while 2 and 3 are
+cleared.
+.IP
+.nf
+.if t .ft CW
+ % sfdisk --activate=/dev/sda 1 4
+.fi
+If only a single partition must be activated then the partition number
+must be given as option argument, and device as command argument. For example.
+.IP
+.nf
+.if t .ft CW
+ % sfdisk --activate=1 /dev/sda
+.fi
+.IP
+The activate functionality is turned on when the program invocation name is
+.IR activate .
.TP
.BR \-c ", " \-\-id " \fInumber\fR [\fIId\fR]"
If no \fIId\fR argument given: print the partition Id of the indicated
--
1.8.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-06-02 17:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-02 17:51 [PATCH 00/19] pull: various clean ups and couple bug fixes Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 01/19] lib: remove unused code Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 02/19] lscpu: add max MHz value to make cpu governor effects more visible Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 03/19] docs: add lscpu max mhz to manual and bash completion Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 04/19] sfdisk: use libc error printing function, and symbolic exit values Sami Kerola
2013-06-07 10:20 ` Karel Zak
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 05/19] sfdisk: clean up usage() functions Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 06/19] sfdisk: use program_invocation_short_name to determine program name Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` Sami Kerola [this message]
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 08/19] sfdisk: remove --unhide and related functions Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 09/19] sfdisk: replace my_warn() with warnx() Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 10/19] rev: stop adding new line at the end when input does not have it Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 11/19] rev: simplify new line detection and impossible test Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 12/19] rev: reduce stream checking when closing read-only file descriptor Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 13/19] dmesg: make time format parsing to use enum bit field Sami Kerola
2013-06-03 8:45 ` Karel Zak
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 14/19] dmesg: add --time-format option Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 15/19] dmesg: add iso-8601 time format Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 16/19] docs: add --time-format option and ISO-8601 format to manual Sami Kerola
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 17/19] dmesg: make usage() a little bit shorter Sami Kerola
2013-06-03 8:56 ` Karel Zak
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 18/19] dmesg: more deterministic boot time detection Sami Kerola
2013-06-03 9:35 ` Karel Zak
2013-06-02 17:51 ` [PATCH 19/19] cal: fix few type mismatches Sami Kerola
2013-06-07 10:28 ` [PATCH 00/19] pull: various clean ups and couple bug fixes Karel Zak
2013-06-07 15:45 ` Sami Kerola
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