X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=mdassemble.8;h=945c276c1fce6b62a0bd2920840e3f812ffb51f4;hb=d03373f1deea242eaacfab6b2b0c4afc6d7702d2;hp=da888c5fc7f8cb144e90436de40e3dad64d61122;hpb=a92f6acc43a37b7fcea9d968b6e62035ca73a100;p=thirdparty%2Fmdadm.git diff --git a/mdassemble.8 b/mdassemble.8 index da888c5f..945c276c 100644 --- a/mdassemble.8 +++ b/mdassemble.8 @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- -.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.3 +.TH MDASSEMBLE 8 "" v2.6.5 .SH NAME mdassemble \- assemble MD devices .I aka -Linux Software Raid. +Linux Software RAID .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 -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, @@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ or 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 @@ -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 -.B -DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO +.B \-DMDASSEMBLE_AUTO define. .SH SEE ALSO .PP .BR mdadm (8), .BR mdadm.conf (5), -.BR md (4). -.PP +.BR md (4), .BR diet (1).