Release mdadm-3.4

[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / mdassemble.8

diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8
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--- a/mdassemble.8
+++ b/mdassemble.8
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 .\" -*- nroff -*-
 .\" -*- nroff -*-

-.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.5
+.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v3.4

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

-Linux Software Raid.
+Linux Software RAID

 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
 .BI mdassemble
 
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
 .BI mdassemble
 

-.SH DESCRIPTION 
+.SH DESCRIPTION

 .B mdassemble
 is a tiny program that can be used to assemble MD devices inside an
 .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
-automatic raid detection and activation.
+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,
 .B klibc
 It can be built statically and linked against lightweight libc alternatives, like
 .B dietlibc,
 .B klibc


@@ -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
 


@@ -46,14 +53,13 @@ supports all configuration parameters defined in
 .B mdadm.conf
 with the exception of
 .B auto=
 .B mdadm.conf
 with the exception of
 .B auto=

-which is supported only if mdadm was built with the 
-.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO
+which is supported only if mdadm was built with the
+.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).