[PATCH 2/4] mdadm.8: move description of --add under Grow mode
am 21.06.2011 18:19:03 von Namhyung KimIt is supposed to be under Grow mode. Since Create/Build/Grow modes
use common options and '-a' is already used for '--auto' in Create/
Build modes, describe it to avoid confusion.
---
mdadm.8.in | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index 44accc0..d56cd98 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -811,6 +811,11 @@ number, and there is no entry in /dev for that number and with a
non-standard name. Names that are not in 'standard' format are only
allowed in "/dev/md/".
+This is meaningful with
+.B \-\-create
+or
+.BR \-\-build .
+
.ig XX
.\".TP
.\".BR \-\-symlink = no
@@ -835,6 +840,28 @@ allowed in "/dev/md/".
.\"
.XX
+.TP
+.BR \-a ", " "\-\-add"
+This option can be used in Grow mode in two cases.
+
+If the target array is a Linear array, then
+.B \-\-add
+can be used to add one or more devices to the array. They
+are simply catenated on to the end of the array. Once added, the
+devices cannot be removed.
+
+If the
+.B \-\-raid\-disks
+option is being used to increase the number of devices in an array,
+then
+.B \-\-add
+can be used to add some extra devices to be included in the array.
+In most cases this is not needed as the extra devices can be added as
+spares first, and then the number of raid-disks can be changed.
+However for RAID0, it is not possible to add spares. So to increase
+the number of devices in a RAID0, it is necessary to set the new
+number of devices, and to add the new devices, in the same command.
+
.SH For assemble:
.TP
@@ -912,28 +939,6 @@ not as reliable as you would like.
See this option under Create and Build options.
.TP
-.BR \-a ", " "\-\-add"
-This option can be used in Grow mode in two cases.
-
-If the target array is a Linear array, then
-.B \-\-add
-can be used to add one or more devices to the array. They
-are simply catenated on to the end of the array. Once added, the
-devices cannot be removed.
-
-If the
-.B \-\-raid\-disks
-option is being used to increase the number of devices in an array,
-then
-.B \-\-add
-can be used to add some extra devices to be included in the array.
-In most cases this is not needed as the extra devices can be added as
-spares first, and then the number of raid-disks can be changed.
-However for RAID0, it is not possible to add spares. So to increase
-the number of devices in a RAID0, it is necessary to set the new
-number of devices, and to add the new devices, in the same command.
-
-.TP
.BR \-b ", " \-\-bitmap=
Specify the bitmap file that was given when the array was created. If
an array has an
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