From 8f59654a4066d64bad7b23f6ddcc7b709d012d18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karel Zak Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:42:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] blkdiscard: update man page Signed-off-by: Karel Zak --- sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 index 3c0334f1b6..5e094d4eac 100644 --- a/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 +++ b/sys-utils/blkdiscard.8 @@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ the end of the device, will stop at the device size boundary. The default value extends to the end of the device. .TP +.BR \-p , " \-\-step \fIlength" +The number of bytes to discard within one iteration. The default is to discard +all by one ioctl call. +.TP .BR \-s , " \-\-secure" Perform a secure discard. A secure discard is the same as a regular discard except that all copies of the discarded blocks that were possibly created by @@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ Display the aligned values of .I offset and .IR length . +If the option \fB\-\-step\fR specified than it prints discard progress every second. .TP .BR \-V , " \-\-version" Display version information and exit. -- 2.47.3