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Update the manpage to reflect reality:

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o  The BSD, PC98 and VTOC8 schemes are supported.
o  The bootcode command was added to allow installing bootstrap code
   into the scheme's metadata.
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Marcel Moolenaar 2008-06-06 05:14:16 +00:00
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.\" Copyright (c) 2007 Marcel Moolenaar
.\" Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Marcel Moolenaar
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd Oct 20, 2007
.Dd Jun 5, 2008
.Dt GPART 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -36,16 +36,24 @@ place one or more of the following
lines in your kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_APM"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_BSD"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_GPT"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_MBR"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_PC98"
.Cd "options GEOM_PART_VTOC8"
.Ed
.Pp
The GEOM_PART_APM option adds support for the Apple Partition Map (APM)
found on Apple Macintosh computers.
The GEOM_PART_BSD option adds support for the traditional BSD disklabel.
The GEOM_PART_GPT option adds support for the GUID Partition Table (GPT)
found on Intel Itanium computers and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
The GEOM_PART_MBR option adds support for the Master Boot Record (MBR)
found on PCs and used on many removable media.
The GEOM_PART_PC98 option adds support for the MBR variant as used on
NEC PC-98 computers.
The GEOM_PART_VTOC8 option adds support for Sun's SMI VTOC8 label as
found on UltraSPARC-based computers.
.Pp
Usage of the
.Xr gpart 8
@ -61,6 +69,12 @@ utility:
.Op Fl l Ar label
.Op Fl f Ar flags
.Ar geom
.\" ==== BOOTCODE ====
.Nm
.Cm bootcode
.Fl b Ar bootcode
.Op Fl f Ar flags
.Ar geom
.\" ==== COMMIT ====
.Nm
.Cm commit
@ -122,7 +136,7 @@ option.
Partition types are discussed in the section entitled "Partition Types".
.Pp
Addition options include:
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl w Ar wwwwwww"
.Bl -tag -width ".Fl w Ar wwwwwwww"
.It Fl i Ar index
The index in the partition table at which the new partition is to be
placed. The index determines the name of the device special file used
@ -136,6 +150,21 @@ Additional operational flags.
See the section entitled "Operational flags" below for a discussion
about its use.
.El
.\" ==== BOOTCODE ====
.It Cm bootcode
Install bootstrap code into the partitioning scheme's metadata on
.Ar geom .
Not all partitioning schemes have bootstrap code, so this command
is scheme-specific in nature.
For the GPT scheme, bootstrap code is supported but it is the boostrap
code that's installed in the protective MBR.
The
.Fl b Ar bootcode
option specifies a file that contains the bootstrap code.
The contents and size of the file are determined by the partitioning
scheme.
For the MBR scheme, it's a 512 byte file of which the first 446 bytes
are installed as bootstrap code.
.\" ==== COMMIT ====
.It Cm commit
Commit any pending changes for geom