allow --incremental to reuse devices that already exist

[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / mdassemble.8

diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8
index a51e045dc744e640d25a8ad878f0f1432cf9f75c..945c276c1fce6b62a0bd2920840e3f812ffb51f4 100644 (file)
--- a/mdassemble.8
+++ b/mdassemble.8
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" -*- nroff -*-
 .\" -*- nroff -*-

-.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.4.1
+.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.6.5

 .SH NAME
 mdassemble \- assemble MD devices
 .I aka
 .SH NAME
 mdassemble \- assemble MD devices
 .I aka

-Linux Software Raid.
+Linux Software RAID

 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 


@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Linux Software Raid.
 .SH DESCRIPTION 
 .B mdassemble
 is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an
 .SH DESCRIPTION 
 .B mdassemble
 is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an

-initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs, it is meant to replace the in-kernel
+initial ramdisk (initrd) or initramfs; it is meant to replace the in-kernel

 automatic raid detection and activation.
 It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like
 .B dietlibc,
 automatic raid detection and activation.
 It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like
 .B dietlibc,


@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ or
 Invoking
 .B mdassemble
 has the same effect as invoking
 Invoking
 .B mdassemble
 has the same effect as invoking

-.B mdadm --assemble --scan.
+.B mdadm \-\-assemble \-\-scan.
+.PP
+Invoking
+.B mdassemble
+a second time will make all defined arrays readwrite, this is useful if
+using the
+.B start_ro
+module parameter.

 
 .SH OPTIONS
 
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 


@@ -47,13 +54,12 @@ supports all configuration parameters defined in
 with the exception of
 .B auto=
 which is supported only if mdadm was built with the 
 with the exception of
 .B auto=
 which is supported only if mdadm was built with the 

-.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO
+.B \-DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO

 define.
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .PP
 .BR mdadm (8),
 .BR mdadm.conf (5),
 define.
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .PP
 .BR mdadm (8),
 .BR mdadm.conf (5),

-.BR md (4).
-.PP
+.BR md (4),

 .BR diet (1).
 .BR diet (1).