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Add a small message to the ``CAVEATS'' section saying if you get the

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warning about the root directory, then you could corrupt your filesystem
if you write to it. Someone, please, feel free to improve this :-)
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Gary Palmer 1996-04-03 23:11:08 +00:00
parent c94554b47d
commit d02e870c7e
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=15034
3 changed files with 27 additions and 3 deletions
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sbin/i386/mount_msdos/mount_msdos.8
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.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.1 1994/09/19 15:30:34 dfr Exp $ .\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.2 1994/11/19 17:55:35 nate Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd April 7, 1994 .Dd April 7, 1994
.Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8 .Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8
@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ of MS-DOS later than version 3.3.
The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best. The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best.
For instance, they are For instance, they are
limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions. limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions.
.Pp
If you see the warning:
.Pp
mountmsdosfs(): Warning: root directory is not a multiple of the clustersize in length
.Pp
then it is possible that writing to the MS-DOS filesystem would
produce corruption on the disk. This is a shortcoming in the code
which needs to be addressed.
.Sh HISTORY .Sh HISTORY
The The
.Nm mount_msdos .Nm mount_msdos

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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.1 1994/09/19 15:30:34 dfr Exp $ .\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.2 1994/11/19 17:55:35 nate Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd April 7, 1994 .Dd April 7, 1994
.Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8 .Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8
@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ of MS-DOS later than version 3.3.
The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best. The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best.
For instance, they are For instance, they are
limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions. limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions.
.Pp
If you see the warning:
.Pp
mountmsdosfs(): Warning: root directory is not a multiple of the clustersize in length
.Pp
then it is possible that writing to the MS-DOS filesystem would
produce corruption on the disk. This is a shortcoming in the code
which needs to be addressed.
.Sh HISTORY .Sh HISTORY
The The
.Nm mount_msdos .Nm mount_msdos

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sbin/mount_msdosfs/mount_msdosfs.8
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@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\" .\"
.\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.1 1994/09/19 15:30:34 dfr Exp $ .\" $Id: mount_msdos.8,v 1.2 1994/11/19 17:55:35 nate Exp $
.\" .\"
.Dd April 7, 1994 .Dd April 7, 1994
.Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8 .Dt MOUNT_MSDOS 8
@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ of MS-DOS later than version 3.3.
The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best. The limitations on file names imposed by MS-DOS are strange, at best.
For instance, they are For instance, they are
limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions. limited to single-case, 8 character names with 3 character extensions.
.Pp
If you see the warning:
.Pp
mountmsdosfs(): Warning: root directory is not a multiple of the clustersize in length
.Pp
then it is possible that writing to the MS-DOS filesystem would
produce corruption on the disk. This is a shortcoming in the code
which needs to be addressed.
.Sh HISTORY .Sh HISTORY
The The
.Nm mount_msdos .Nm mount_msdos