btrfsprogs/0004-update-man-page-to-new-defragment-command-interface.patch
Dirk Mueller a0e284e535 - add support for currently available kernel features:
- add scrub subcommand
  - scan /proc/partitions by default (or use --all-devices for all)
  - mkfs fixes and improvements
  - documentation fixes

- update from git:
  - add btrfs-select-super utility
  - add btrfs-label utility
  - allow mixed data+metadata (option --mixed)
  - allow populating new filesystem with files (option --rootdir)
  - allow discard support in mkfs
  - lzo support
  - deprecate 'btrfsctl' 'btrfs-vol' 'btrfs-show'
  - other bugfixes and documentation improvements

OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/filesystems/btrfsprogs?expand=0&rev=104
2011-07-13 14:48:36 +00:00

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From 0a63a11c3d3bbb7e061daad28435b5eef91a947d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hubert Kario <kario@wit.edu.pl>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:31:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] update man page to new defragment command interface
Update
btrfs filesystem defragment
command explanation. Add explanation of advanced parameters and notes
about general usage.
Add few notes about the
btrfs <command> --help
usage, fix related grammar.
Signed-off-by: Hubert Kario <kario@wit.edu.pl>
Signed-off-by: Chris Mason <chris.mason@oracle.com>
---
man/btrfs.8.in | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/btrfs.8.in b/man/btrfs.8.in
index 26ef982..cba2de1 100644
--- a/man/btrfs.8.in
+++ b/man/btrfs.8.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ btrfs \- control a btrfs filesystem
.PP
\fBbtrfs\fP \fBsubvolume set-default\fP\fI <id> <path>\fP
.PP
-\fBbtrfs\fP \fBfilesystem defrag\fP\fI <file>|<dir> [<file>|<dir>...]\fP
+\fBbtrfs\fP \fBfilesystem defragment\fP\fI [-vcf] [-s start] [-l len] [-t size] <file>|<dir> [<file>|<dir>...]\fP
.PP
\fBbtrfs\fP \fBfilesystem sync\fP\fI <path> \fP
.PP
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ btrfs \- control a btrfs filesystem
.PP
\fBbtrfs\fP \fBhelp|\-\-help|\-h \fP\fI\fP
.PP
+\fBbtrfs\fP \fB<command> \-\-help \fP\fI\fP
+.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B btrfs
is used to control the filesystem and the files and directories stored. It is
@@ -60,12 +62,12 @@ returns an error.
If a command is terminated by
.I --help
-, the relevant help is showed. If the passed command matches more commands,
-the help of all the matched commands are showed. For example
+, the detailed help is showed. If the passed command matches more commands,
+detailed help of all the matched commands is showed. For example
.I btrfs dev --help
shows the help of all
.I device*
-command.
+commands.
.SH COMMANDS
.TP
@@ -98,12 +100,29 @@ mount time via the \fIsubvol=\fR option.
\fBsubvolume set-default\fR\fI <id> <path>\fR
Set the subvolume of the filesystem \fI<path>\fR which is mounted as
-\fIdefault\fR. The subvolume is identified by \fB<id>\fR, which
+\fIdefault\fR. The subvolume is identified by \fI<id>\fR, which
is returned by the \fBsubvolume list\fR command.
.TP
-\fBfilesystem defragment\fP\fI <file>|<dir> [<file>|<dir>...]\fR
-Defragment files and/or directories.
+\fBfilesystem defragment\fP\fI [-vcf] [-s start] [-l len] [-t size] <file>|<dir> [<file>|<dir>...]\fR
+Defragment file data and/or directory metadata. To defragment all files in a
+directory you have to specify each one on its own or use your shell wildcards.
+
+\fB-v\fP be verbose
+
+\fB-c\fP compress file contents while defragmenting
+
+\fB-f\fP flush filesystem after defragmenting
+
+\fB-s start\fP defragment only from byte \fIstart\fR onward
+
+\fB-l len\fP defragment only up to \fIlen\fR bytes
+
+\fB-t size\fP defragment only files at least \fIsize\fR bytes big
+
+NOTE: defragmenting with kernels up to 2.6.37 will unlink COW-ed copies of data, don't
+use it if you use snapshots, have de-duplicated your data or made copies with
+\fBcp --reflink\fP.
.TP
\fBdevice scan\fR \fI[<device> [<device>..]]\fR
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