Manual update for --continue option

[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / mdadm.8.in

diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index aa8ea713834d5fd9cd62d9dc12e437535a35c978..da6ff127b79a42d94be17f37bfbcf0a63fc28c51 100644 (file)
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -733,6 +733,31 @@ or layout.  See the GROW MODE section below on RAID\-DEVICES CHANGES.
 The file must be stored on a separate device, not on the RAID array
 being reshaped.
 
+.TP
+.BR \-\-continue
+This option is complementary to the
+.B \-\-freeze-reshape
+option for assembly. It is needed when
+.B \-\-grow
+operation is interrupted and it is not restarted automatically due to
+.B \-\-freeze-reshape
+usage during array assembly.  This option is used together with
+.BR \-G
+, (
+.BR \-\-grow
+) command and device for a pending reshape to be continued.
+All parameters required for reshape continuation will be read from array metadata.
+If initial
+.BR \-\-grow
+command had required
+.BR \-\-backup\-file=
+option to be set, continuation option will require to have exactly the same
+backup file given as well.
+.IP
+Any other parameter passed together with
+.BR \-\-continue
+option will be ignored.
+
 .TP
 .BR \-N ", " \-\-name=
 Set a