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diff --git a/man/mpartition.1 b/man/mpartition.1 deleted file mode 100644 index faacd67..0000000 --- a/man/mpartition.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,187 +0,0 @@ -.TH mpartition 1 "21Feb10" mtools-4.0.12 -.SH Name -mpartition - partition an MSDOS hard disk -'\" t -.de TQ -.br -.ns -.TP \\$1 -.. - -.tr \(is' -.tr \(if` -.tr \(pd" - -.SH Note\ of\ warning -This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo -documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the -end of this man page for details. -.PP -.SH Description -.iX "p mpartition" -.iX "c partitions (creating)" -.iX "c Zip disks (partitioning them)" -.iX "c Jaz disks (partitioning them)" -.PP -The \fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR command is used to create MS-DOS file systems as -partitions. This is intended to be used on non-Linux systems, -i.e. systems where fdisk and easy access to SCSI devices are not -available. This command only works on drives whose partition variable -is set. -.PP -.ft I -.nf -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-p\fR \fIdrive\fR -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-r\fR \fIdrive\fR -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-I\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-B\fR \fIbootSector\fR] \fIdrive\fR -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-a\fR \fIdrive\fR -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-d\fR \fIdrive\fR -\&\fR\&\f(CWmpartition\fR \fR\&\f(CW-c\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-s\fR \fIsectors\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-h\fR \fIheads\fR] -[\fR\&\f(CW-t\fR \fIcylinders\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-v\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-T\fR \fItype\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-b\fR -\&\fIbegin\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-l\fR length] [\fR\&\f(CW-f\fR] -\&\& -.fi -.ft R - -.PP -Mpartition supports the following operations: -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWp\fR\ -Prints a command line to recreate the partition for the drive. Nothing -is printed if the partition for the drive is not defined, or an -inconsistency has been detected. If verbose (\fR\&\f(CW-v\fR) is also set, -prints the current partition table. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWr\fR\ -Removes the partition described by \fIdrive\fR. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWI\fR\ -Initializes the partition table, and removes all partitions. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWc\fR\ -Creates the partition described by \fIdrive\fR. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWa\fR\ -"Activates" the partition, i.e. makes it bootable. Only one partition -can be bootable at a time. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWd\fR\ -"Deactivates" the partition, i.e. makes it unbootable. -.PP -If no operation is given, the current settings are printed. -.PP -For partition creations, the following options are available: -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWs\ \fIsectors\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -The number of sectors per track of the partition (which is also the -number of sectors per track for the whole drive). -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWh\ \fIheads\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -The number of heads of the partition (which is also the number of heads -for the whole drive). By default, the geometry information (number of -sectors and heads) is figured out from neighboring partition table -entries, or guessed from the size. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWt\ \fIcylinders\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -The number of cylinders of the partition (not the number of cylinders of -the whole drive. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWb\ \fIbegin\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -The starting offset of the partition, expressed in sectors. If begin is -not given, mpartition lets the partition begin at the start of the disk -(partition number 1), or immediately after the end of the previous -partition. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWl\ \fIlength\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -The size (length) of the partition, expressed in sectors. If end is not -given, mpartition figures out the size from the number of sectors, heads -and cylinders. If these are not given either, it gives the partition -the biggest possible size, considering disk size and start of the next -partition. -.PP -The following option is available for all operation which modify the -partition table: -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWf\fR\ -Usually, before writing back any changes to the partition, mpartition -performs certain consistency checks, such as checking for overlaps and -proper alignment of the partitions. If any of these checks fails, the -partition table is not changes. The \fR\&\f(CW-f\fR allows you to override -these safeguards. -.PP -The following options are available for all operations: -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWv\fR\ -Together with \fR\&\f(CW-p\fR prints the partition table as it is now (no -change operation), or as it is after it is modified. -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWvv\fR\ -If the verbosity flag is given twice, mpartition will print out a -hexdump of the partition table when reading it from and writing it to -the device. -.PP -The following option is available for partition table initialization: -.TP -\&\fR\&\f(CWB\ \fIbootSector\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ -Reads the template master boot record from file \fIbootSector\fR. -.PP -.SH See\ Also -Mtools' texinfo doc -.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc -This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo -documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some -items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this -translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate -representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has -been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to -use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for -instructions how to view the texinfo doc. -.TP -* \ \ -To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following -commands: - -.nf -.ft 3 -.in +0.3i - ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi -.fi -.in -0.3i -.ft R -.lp - -\&\fR -.TP -* \ \ -To generate a html copy, run: - -.nf -.ft 3 -.in +0.3i - ./configure; make html -.fi -.in -0.3i -.ft R -.lp - -\&\fRA premade html can be found at -\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR -.TP -* \ \ -To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run: - -.nf -.ft 3 -.in +0.3i - ./configure; make info -.fi -.in -0.3i -.ft R -.lp - -\&\fR -.PP -The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in -the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the -quoting conventions used in info. -.PP |