Add more description in mke2fs's man page of the -T option

Addresses Debian Bug #316811

Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
bitmap-optimize
Theodore Ts'o 2005-12-09 18:42:30 -05:00
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2005-12-09 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
* mke2fs.8.in: Add more text describing the mke2fs -T option.
(Addresses Debian Bug #316811)
2005-11-12 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
* fsck.8.in: Add additional fsck.* programs to the SEE ALSO

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.\" using the specified test.
.TP
.BI \-T " fs-type"
Specify how the filesystem is going to be used, so that mke2fs can
chose optimal filesystem parameters for that use. The supported
filesystem types are:
Specify how the filesystem is going to be used, so that
.B mke2fs
can choose optimal filesystem parameters for that use. Currently, the
primary filesystem parameter which is manipulated is the number of
inodes contained the filesystem, but in the future other filesystem
parameters may also changed for specific filesystem usage scenarios. If
no filesystem type is specified, filesystem meant for general purpose
use will be created, with default values for the blocksize, number of
inodes, etc. based on the size of the filesystem to be created. The
supported filesystem types are:
.RS 1.2i
.TP 1.2i
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