From d7c1f91c970cd33eec28e00491267d27dd9fa585 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heinz Mauelshagen Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 18:28:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] thin_metadata_size: update manual page --- man8/thin_metadata_size.8 | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man8/thin_metadata_size.8 b/man8/thin_metadata_size.8 index 33b36b3..6b00e73 100644 --- a/man8/thin_metadata_size.8 +++ b/man8/thin_metadata_size.8 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .TH THIN_METADATA_SIZE 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*- .SH NAME -thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata file/device size calculator. +thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata device/file size calculator. .SH SYNOPSIS .B thin_metadata_size @@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata file/device size calculator. .B thin_metadata_size calculates the size of the thin provisioning metadata based on the block size of the thin provisioned devices, the size of the thin provisioning pool and -the maximum number of all thin prisioned devices and snapshots. Size/number -option arguments can be followed by unit specifiers in short one character -and long form (eg. -b1m or -b1megabytes). +the maximum number of all thin prisioned devices and snapshots. +Because thin provisioning pools are holding widely variable contents, +this tool is needed to provide sensible initial default size. .IP "\fB\-b, \-\-block-size\fP \fIBLOCKSIZE[bskKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]\fP" Block size of thin provisioned devices in units of bytes,sectors,kilobytes,kibibytes,... respectively. Default is in sectors without a block size unit specifier. +Size/number option arguments can be followed by unit specifiers in short one character +and long form (eg. -b1m or -b1megabytes). .IP "\fB\-s, \-\-pool-size\fP \fIPOOLSIZE[bskKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]\fP" Thin provisioning pool size in units of bytes,sectors,kilobytes,kibibytes,... respectively.