mke2fs.8.in: correct the sign of a block-size constraint.
PATCH 1/1 mke2fs.8.in: correct the sign of a block-size constraint.
Small but technical typo correction.
There may be more preferred mark ups (e.g., no space between the negative sign and "block-sized") or expressions (e.g., absolute value instead of negation).
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misc/mke2fs.8.in +1 -1
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ is negative, then .B mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be -at least +at least \- .I block-size bytes. This is useful for certain hardware devices which require that the blocksize be a multiple of 2k.
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1.7.0.4 -- Chris Frost http://www.frostnet.net/chris/
Quoted 5 lines · Chris Frost
Small but technical typo correction.
There may be more preferred mark ups (e.g., no space between the negative sign and "block-sized") or expressions (e.g., absolute value instead of negation).
wow I didn't even know that behavior existed.
How about "If block-size is preceded by a negative sign ("-"), then mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be at least block-size bytes."
-Eric
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Signed-off-by Chris Frost <[email protected]>--- misc/mke2fs.8.in | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)misc/mke2fs.8.in +1
-1@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ is negative, then .B mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be -at least +at least \- .I block-size bytes. This is useful for certain hardware devices which require that the blocksize be a multiple of 2k.
Quoted 5 lines · Eric Sandeen
wow I didn't even know that behavior existed.
How about "If block-size is preceded by a negative sign ("-"), then mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be at least block-size bytes."
I think this is more readable; thanks!
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Chris Frost http://www.frostnet.net/chris/
PATCH v2 1/1 mke2fs.8.in: clarify the sign of a block-size constraint.
In reply to Chris FrostThis bit of the mke2fs manpage is slightly confusing:
-b block-size
Specify the size of blocks in bytes. <snip>
If block-size is negative, then mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be at least block-size bytes.
because it sounds like the block size will be at least a negative number. Clarify just what the negative sign means.
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misc/mke2fs.8.in +1 -1
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ the expected usage of the filesystem (see the .B \-T option). If .I block-size -is negative, then +is preceded by a negative sign ('-'), then .B mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be
Ted Ts'o
AppliedRe: [PATCH V2] mke2fs.8.in: clarify the sign of a block-size constraint.
Quoted 8 lines · Eric Sandeen
This bit of the mke2fs manpage is slightly confusing:
-b block-size
Specify the size of blocks in bytes. <snip>
If block-size is negative, then mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be at least block-size bytes.
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because it sounds like the block size will be at least a negative number. Clarify just what the negative sign means.
Reported-by Chris Frost <[email protected]>Signed-off-by Eric Sandeen <[email protected]>
Applied, thanks.
- Ted