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238 lines
6.4 KiB
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.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Marcel Moolenaar
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.\"
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd November 30, 2002
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.Os
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.Dt GPT 8
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm gpt
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.Nd "GUID partition table maintenance utility"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Ar general_options
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.Ar command
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.Op Ar command_options
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.Ar device ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility provides the necessary functionality to manipulate GUID partition
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tables (GPTs), but see
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.Sx BUGS
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below for how and where functionality is missing.
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The general usage model of the
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.Nm
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tool follows that of the
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.Xr cvs 1
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tool.
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The general options are described in the following paragraph.
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The remaining paragraphs describe the individual commands with their options.
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Here we conclude by mentioning that a
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.Ar device
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is either a special file
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corresponding to a disk-like device or a regular file.
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The command is applied to each
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.Ar device
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listed on the command line.
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.Ss General Options
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The general options allow the user to change default settings or otherwise
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change the behaviour that is applicable to all commands.
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Not all commands use all default settings, so some general options may not
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have an effect on all commands.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl p Ar count
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option allows the user to change the number of partitions the GPT can
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accomodate.
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This is used whenever a new GPT is created.
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By default, the
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.Nm
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utility will create space for 128 partitions (or 32 sectors of 512 bytes).
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl r
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option causes the
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.Nm
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utility to open the device for reading only.
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Currently this option is primarily useful for the
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.Ic show
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command, but the intent
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is to use it to implement dry-run behaviour.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl v
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option controls the verbosity level.
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The level increases with every occurrence of this option.
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There is no formalized definition of the different levels yet.
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.Ss Commands
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.\" ==== add ====
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.It Xo
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.Nm
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.Ic add
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.Op Fl b Ar number
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.Op Fl s Ar count
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.Op Fl t Ar type
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.Ar device ...
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.Xc
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The
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.Ic add
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command allows the user to add a new partition to an existing table.
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By default, it will create a UFS partition covering the first available block
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of an unused disk space.
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The command-specific options can be used to control this behaviour.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl b Ar number
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option allows the user to specify the starting (beginning) sector number of
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the partition.
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The minimum sector number is 1, but has to fall inside an unused region of
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disk space that is covered by the GPT.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl s Ar count
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option allows the user to specify the size of the partition in sectors.
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The minimum size is 1.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl t Ar type
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option allows the user to specify the partition type.
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The type is given as an UUID, but
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.Nm
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has created
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.Cm efi , swap
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and
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.Cm ufs
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as aliases for the three most commonly used partition types.
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.\" ==== create ====
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.It Xo
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.Nm
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.Ic create
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.Op Fl p
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.Ar device ...
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.Xc
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The
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.Ic create
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command allows the user to create a new (empty) GPT.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl p
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option tells
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.Nm
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to create only the primary table and not the backup table.
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This option is only useful for debugging and should not be used otherwise.
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.\" ==== destroy ====
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.It Xo
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.Nm
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.Ic destroy
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.Op Fl r
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.Ar device ...
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.Xc
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The
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.Ic destroy
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command allows the user to destroy an existing, possibly not empty GPT.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl r
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option instructs
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.Nm
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to destroy the table in a way that it can be recovered.
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.\" ==== migrate ====
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.It Xo
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.Nm
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.Ic migrate
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.Op Fl k
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.Op Fl s
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.Ar device ...
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.Xc
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The
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.Ic migrate
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command allows the user to migrate an MBR-based disk partitioning into a
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GPT-based partitioning.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl k
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option instructs
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.Nm
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to not destroy the current MBR.
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This option is primarily useful for debugging and should not be used by
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users.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fl s
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option prevents migrating
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.Bx
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disk labels into GPT partitions by creating
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the GPT equivalent of a slice.
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.\" ==== show ====
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.It Xo
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.Nm
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.Ic show
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.Ar device ...
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.Xc
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The
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.Ic show
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command displays the current partitioning on the listed devices and gives
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an overall view of the disk contents.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr fdisk 8 ,
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.Xr mount 8 ,
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.Xr newfs 8 ,
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.Xr swapon 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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utility appeared in
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.Fx 5.0
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for ia64.
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.Sh BUGS
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The development of the
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.Nm
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utility is still work in progress.
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Many necessary features are missing or partially implemented.
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In practice this means that the manual page, supposed to describe these
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features, is farther removed from being complete or useful.
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As such, missing functionality is not even documented as missing.
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However, it is believed that the currently present functionality is reliable
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and stable enough that this tool can be used without bullet-proof footware if
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one thinks one does not make mistakes.
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.Pp
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It is expected that the generic usage model does not change, but it is
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possible that future versions will not be compatible in the strictest sense
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of the word.
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For example, the
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.Fl p Ar count
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option may be changed to a command option rather than a generic option.
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There are only two commands that use it so there is a chance that the natural
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tendency for people is to use it as a command option.
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Also, options primarily intended for diagnostic or debug purposes may be
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removed in future versions.
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.Pp
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Another possibility is that the current usage model is accompanied by
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other interfaces to make the tool usable as a back-end.
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This all depends on demand and thus feedback.
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