Subject: bin/12110: fsck.8 doesn't clearly explain "preen" (patch included)
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/01/2001 22:52:21
>Number: 12110
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: What does "preen" mean?
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 01 22:55:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jeremy C. Reed
>Release: <NetBSD-current source date>
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD rainier 1.5.1_ALPHA NetBSD 1.5.1_ALPHA (JCR-1.5-20010108) #0: Mon Jan 8 09:25:45 PST 2001 reed@rainier:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/JCR-1.5-20010108 i386
>Description:
fsck's "preen" is not clearly explained.
>How-To-Repeat:
man fsck
>Fix:
Two patches below because I am not sure which is correct. What ever you
do, please make sure that it is understandable by my mom. Thanks.
--- fsck.8.orig Thu Feb 1 22:41:28 2001
+++ fsck.8 Thu Feb 1 22:44:04 2001
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
.Nm
to assume no as the answer to all operator questions, except "CONTINUE?".
.It Fl p
-Enter preen mode.
+Enter preen mode. Preen mode attempts to automatically repair
+any minor file system problems.
.It Fl t Ar fstype
Invoke
.Nm
--- fsck.8.orig Thu Feb 1 22:41:28 2001
+++ fsck.8 Thu Feb 1 22:44:04 2001
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@
.Nm
to assume no as the answer to all operator questions, except "CONTINUE?".
.It Fl p
-Enter preen mode.
+Enter preen mode. Preen mode attempts to automatically repair
+any minor file system problems with a minimum of messages.
.It Fl t Ar fstype
Invoke
.Nm
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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