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[thirdparty/util-linux.git] / disk-utils / fdisk.8

diff --git a/disk-utils/fdisk.8 b/disk-utils/fdisk.8
index 1350d025720323c4a521fb62fca13aeab42e0792..cdb3168238e5325dfeb25687425237a6ae4957f9 100644 (file)
--- a/disk-utils/fdisk.8
+++ b/disk-utils/fdisk.8
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .\" Copyright 2012 Davidlohr Bueso <dave@gnu.org>
 .\" Copyright (C) 2013 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
 .\" May be distributed under the GNU General Public License
-.TH FDISK 8 "September 2013" "util-linux" "System Administration"
+.TH FDISK 8 "February 2016" "util-linux" "System Administration"
 
 .SH NAME
 fdisk \- manipulate disk partition table
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ to override the kernel's ideas.)  Since util-linux-2.17, \fBfdisk\fR differentia
 between logical and physical sector size.  This option changes both sector sizes to
 .IB sectorsize .
 .TP
-\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-compatibility\fR[\fI=mode\fR]
+\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-protect\-boot\fP
+Don't erase the begin of the first disk sector when create a new disk label.  This
+feature is supported for GPT and MBR.
+.TP
+\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-compatibility\fR[=\fImode\fR]
 Specify the compatibility mode, 'dos' or 'nondos'.  The default is non-DOS
 mode.  For backward compatibility, it is possible to use the option without
 the \fImode\fR argument -- then the default is used.  Note that the optional
@@ -63,11 +67,11 @@ the correct form is for example '-c=dos'.
 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
 Display a help text and exit.
 .TP
-\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-color\fR[\fI=when\fR]
+\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-color\fR[=\fIwhen\fR]
 Colorize the output.  The optional argument \fIwhen\fP
 can be \fBauto\fR, \fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR.  If the \fIwhen\fR argument is omitted,
-it defaults to \fBauto\fR.  The colors can be disabled, for the current built-in default 
-see \fB\-\-help\fR output. See also the COLORS section.
+it defaults to \fBauto\fR.  The colors can be disabled; for the current built-in default
+see the \fB\-\-help\fR output.  See also the \fBCOLORS\fR section.
 .TP
 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fR
 List the partition tables for the specified devices and then exit.
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ in favour of
 Enable support only for disklabels of the specified \fItype\fP, and disable
 support for all other types.
 .TP
-\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-units\fR[\fI=unit\fR]
+\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-units\fR[=\fIunit\fR]
 When listing partition tables, show sizes in 'sectors' or in 'cylinders'.  The
 default is to show sizes in sectors.  For backward compatibility, it is possible
 to use the option without the \fIunit\fR argument -- then the default is used.
@@ -114,6 +118,29 @@ Specify the number of sectors per track of the disk.
 (Not the physical number, of course, but the number used for
 partition tables.) A reasonable value is 63.
 
+.TP
+\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wipe\fR \fIwhen\fR
+Wipe filesystem, RAID and partition-table signatures from the device, in order
+to avoid possible collisions.  The argument \fIwhen\fR can be \fBauto\fR,
+\fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR.  When this option is not given, the default is
+\fBauto\fR, in which case signatures are wiped only when in interactive mode.
+In all cases detected signatures are reported by warning messages
+before a new partition table is created.  See also
+.BR wipefs (8)
+command.
+
+.TP
+\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-wipe-partition\fR \fIwhen\fR
+Wipe filesystem, RAID and partition-table signatures from a newly created
+partitions, in order to avoid possible collisions.  The argument \fIwhen\fR can
+be \fBauto\fR, \fBnever\fR or \fBalways\fR.  When this option is not given, the
+default is \fBauto\fR, in which case signatures are wiped only when in
+interactive mode and after confirmation by user.  In all cases detected
+signatures are reported by warning messages before a new partition is
+created.  See also
+.BR wipefs (8)
+command.
+
 .TP
 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
 Display version information and exit.
@@ -327,12 +354,14 @@ enables libfdisk debug output.
 enables libblkid debug output.
 .IP LIBSMARTCOLS_DEBUG=all
 enables libsmartcols debug output.
+.IP LIBSMARTCOLS_DEBUG_PADDING=on
+use visible padding characters. Requires enabled LIBSMARTCOLS_DEBUG.
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR cfdisk (8),
-.BR sfdisk (8),
 .BR mkfs (8),
-.BR partx (8)
+.BR partx (8),
+.BR sfdisk (8)
 
 .SH AVAILABILITY
 The fdisk command is part of the util-linux package and is available from