From 52a079315b891fbbec4a2236c0c7dd94f725d407 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theodore Ts'o Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 18:42:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document the -X flag in the badblocks man page Addresses Debian Bug: #379695 Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" --- misc/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ misc/badblocks.8.in | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/misc/ChangeLog b/misc/ChangeLog index 9a9cd1b06..eff4f81aa 100644 --- a/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-04-02 Theodore Tso + + * badblocks.8.in: Document the -X flag. + (Addresses Debian Bug: #379695) + 2007-03-28 Theodore Tso * util.c (parse_journal_opts): Fix memory leak diff --git a/misc/badblocks.8.in b/misc/badblocks.8.in index 1719db2b4..47488100a 100644 --- a/misc/badblocks.8.in +++ b/misc/badblocks.8.in @@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ every block of the device, reading every block and comparing the contents. This option may not be combined with the .B \-n option, as they are mutually exclusive. +.TP +.B \-X +Internal flag only to be used by +.BR e2fsck (8) +and +.BR mke2fs (8). +It bypasses the exclusive mode in-use device safety check. .SH WARNING Never use the .B \-w -- 2.47.3