From 978d0bffc413b67ead9db2d2816b916cf3d502ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Gronenwoud Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:29:16 +0000 Subject: Changing the style of the command descriptions in appendix A. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2879 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml | 147 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-) (limited to 'appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml') diff --git a/appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml b/appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml index 6e452a9ce..3ec288f7a 100644 --- a/appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/e2fsprogs-desc.xml @@ -6,102 +6,75 @@ Program file descriptions -badblocks -badblocks is used to search for bad blocks on a device (usually a disk -partition). - -chattr -chattr changes the file attributes on a Linux second extended file -system. - -compile_et -compile_et is used to convert a table, listing error-code names -and associated messages, into a C source file that is suitable for use -with the com_err library. - -debugfs -The debugfs program is a file system debugger. It can be used to examine -and change the state of an ext2 file system. - -dumpe2fs -dumpe2fs prints the super block and blocks group information for the -filesystem present on a specified device. - -e2fsck and fsck.ext2 -e2fsck and fsck.ext2 are used to check, and optionally repair, Linux -second extended filesystems. - -e2image -e2image is used to save critical ext2 filesystem data to -a file. - -e2label -e2label will display or change the filesystem label on the ext2 -filesystem located on the specified device. - -fsck -fsck is used to check, and optionally repair, a Linux file -system. - -fsck.ext3 -fsck.ext3 is used to check, and optionally repair, a Linux ext3 -filesystems. - -lsattr -lsattr lists the file attributes on a second extended -file system. - -mk_cmds -The mk_cmds utility takes a command table file as input and produces -a C source file as output, which is intended to be used with the subsystem -library, libss. - -mke2fs and mkfs.ext2 -mke2fs is used to create a Linux second extended file system on a device -(usually a disk partition). mkfs.ext2 does the same as mke2fs. - -mkfs.ext3 -mkfs.ext3 is used to create an ext3 filesystem. - -mklost+found -mklost+found is used to create a lost+found directory in the current -working directory on a Linux second extended file system. mklost+found -pre-allocates disk blocks to the directory to make it -usable by e2fsck. - -resize2fs -resize2fs is used to resize ext2 file systems. - -tune2fs -tune2fs adjusts tunable filesystem parameters on a Linux second extended -filesystem. - -uuidgen -The uuidgen program creates a new universally unique identifier (UUID) -using the libuuid library. The new UUID can reasonably be considered unique -among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other -systems, in the past and in the future. +badblocks searches a device (usually a disk +partition) for bad blocks. + +chattr changes the attributes of files on a +second extended (ext2) filesystem. + +compile_et is an error table compiler. It +converts a table of error-code names and messages into a C source file +suitable for use with the com_err library. + +debugfs is a filesystem debugger. It can be +used to examine and change the state of an ext2 filesystem. + +dumpe2fs prints the super block and blocks group +information for the filesystem present on a given device. + +e2fsck is used to check, and optionally repair, +second extended (ext2) filesystems, and also ext3 filesystems. + +e2image is used to save critical ext2 filesystem +data to a file. + +e2label will display or change the filesystem +label on the ext2 filesystem present on a given device. + +fsck is used to check, and optionally repair, +filesystems. By default it checks the filesystems listed in +/etc/fstab + +lsattr lists the attributes of files on a second +extended filesystem. + +mk_cmds converts a table of command names +and help messages into a C source file suitable for use with the +libss subsystem library. + +mke2fs is used to create a second extended +filesystem on the given device. + +mklost+found is used to create a +lost+found directory on a second extended filesystem. +It pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of e2fsck. + +resize2fs can be used to enlarge or shrink an +ext2 filesystem. + +tune2fs is used adjust tunable filesystem +parameters on a second extended filesystem. + +uuidgen creates new universally unique +identifiers (UUID). Each new UUID can reasonably be considered unique +among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other systems, in the +past and in the future. Library file descriptions -libcom_err -The common error display routine. +libcom_err is the common error display routine. -libe2p -libe2p is used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr. +libe2p is used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr. -libext2fs -The ext2fs library is designed to allow user-level programs to -manipulate an ext2 filesystem. +libext2fs contains routines to enable user-level +programs to manipulate an ext2 filesystem. -libss -libss is used by debugfs. +libss is used by debugfs. -libuuid -The libuuid library is used to generate unique identifiers for -objects that may be accessible beyond the local system. +libuuid contains routines for generating unique +identifiers for objects that may be accessible beyond the local system. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf