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Straightened the terminology straightening in 1.17-1.18. Fixed hard

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Bruce Evans 1998-11-29 13:09:01 +00:00
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)newfs.8 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/3/95
.\" $Id: newfs.8,v 1.18 1998/09/29 23:20:04 grog Exp $
.\" $Id: newfs.8,v 1.19 1998/11/28 09:59:40 rnordier Exp $
.\"
.Dd May 3, 1995
.Dt NEWFS 8
@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ or
the disk must be labeled using
.Xr disklabel 8 .
.Nm Newfs
builds a file system on the specified special file. (We often refer to the
builds a file system on the specified special file.
(We often refer to the
.Dq special file
as the
.Dq disk ,
although the special file need not be a physical disk. In fact, it need not
even be special.)
although the special file need not be a physical disk.
In fact, it need not even be special.)
Typically the defaults are reasonable, however
.Nm
has numerous options to allow the defaults to be selectively overridden.
@ -219,10 +220,10 @@ for more details on how to set this option.
.It Fl s Ar size
The size of the file system in sectors.
.It Fl v
Specify that the special device does not contain any partitions, and that
Specify that the disk does not contain any partitions, and that
.Nm
should treat the whole slice as the file system. This option is useful for
synthetic disks such as
should build a file system on the whole disk.
This option is useful for synthetic disks such as
.Nm vinum.
.El
.Pp