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Clarify the currently used partition types.

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Add cross-references to ccd(4) and vinum(8).
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grog 2001-05-14 23:26:40 +00:00
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@ -630,16 +630,28 @@ For partition
.Cm *
will be interpreted as an offset of 0.
.It fstype
describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows most normal usages.
For UFS file systems, use type
describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows all currently used
partition types.
For UFS file systems and ccd partitions, use type
.Cm 4.2BSD .
For Vinum drives, use type
.Cm vinum .
Other common types are
.Cm unused
and
.Cm swap .
See
By convention, partition c represents the entire slice and should be of type
.Cm unused ,
though
.Nm
does not enforce this convention.
.Nm
also knows about a number of other partition types, none of which are in current
use.
See the definitions starting with
.Dv FS_UNUSED in
.Pa /usr/include/sys/disklabel.h
for a complete list.
for more details.
.It fsize
For
.Cm 4.2BSD
@ -813,10 +825,12 @@ drivedata: 0
g: * * 4.2BSD
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ccd 4 ,
.Xr disklabel 5 ,
.Xr disktab 5 ,
.Xr boot0cfg 8 ,
.Xr fdisk 8
.Xr fdisk 8 ,
.Xr vinum 8
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The kernel device drivers will not allow the size of a disk partition
to be decreased or the offset of a partition to be changed while it is open.

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sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8
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@ -630,16 +630,28 @@ For partition
.Cm *
will be interpreted as an offset of 0.
.It fstype
describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows most normal usages.
For UFS file systems, use type
describes the purpose of the partition. The example shows all currently used
partition types.
For UFS file systems and ccd partitions, use type
.Cm 4.2BSD .
For Vinum drives, use type
.Cm vinum .
Other common types are
.Cm unused
and
.Cm swap .
See
By convention, partition c represents the entire slice and should be of type
.Cm unused ,
though
.Nm
does not enforce this convention.
.Nm
also knows about a number of other partition types, none of which are in current
use.
See the definitions starting with
.Dv FS_UNUSED in
.Pa /usr/include/sys/disklabel.h
for a complete list.
for more details.
.It fsize
For
.Cm 4.2BSD
@ -813,10 +825,12 @@ drivedata: 0
g: * * 4.2BSD
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ccd 4 ,
.Xr disklabel 5 ,
.Xr disktab 5 ,
.Xr boot0cfg 8 ,
.Xr fdisk 8
.Xr fdisk 8 ,
.Xr vinum 8
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The kernel device drivers will not allow the size of a disk partition
to be decreased or the offset of a partition to be changed while it is open.