From 055b64a9c04dc78a62ec78f5d03b1a50a8c12f54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Thornber Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:08:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a simple man page for thin_delta --- man8/thin_delta.8 | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man8/thin_delta.8 diff --git a/man8/thin_delta.8 b/man8/thin_delta.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1ebfcbe --- /dev/null +++ b/man8/thin_delta.8 @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.TH THIN_DELTA 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*- +.SH NAME +thin_delta \- Print the differences in the mappings between two thin devices. + +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B thin_delta +.RB [ options ] +.I {device|file} + +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B thin_delta +allows you to compare the mappings in two thin volumes (snapshots allow common blocks between thin volumes). +. + +.SH OPTIONS +.IP "\fB\-\-thin1, \-\-snap1\fP" +The numeric identifier for the first thin volume to diff. + +.IP "\fB\-\-thin1, \-\-snap1\fP" +The numeric identifier for the second thin volume to diff. + +.IP "\fB\-m, \-\-metadata\-snap\fP [block#]" + +If you want to get information out of a live pool then you will need +to take a metadata snapshot and use this switch. In order for the +information to be meaningful you need to ensure the thin volumes +you're examining are not changing (eg, do not activate those thins). + +.IP "\fB\-\-verbose" +Provide extra information on the mappings. + +.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP" +Print help and exit. + +.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP" +Output version information and exit. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.B thin_dump(8) +.B thin_repair(8) +.B thin_restore(8) +.B thin_rmap(8) +.B thin_trim(8) +.B thin_metadata_size(8) + +.SH AUTHOR +Joe Thornber