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authorDimitri John Ledkov <xnox@debian.org>2015-11-08 11:48:28 +0000
committerDimitri John Ledkov <xnox@debian.org>2015-11-08 11:48:28 +0000
commit948fb73b04fa9b0f9a9e81e08040b79b65826a16 (patch)
tree596ca722473e5e56bdd137762ae60723b176c440 /mdadm.8.in
parent489bea7ee8e1dbecfa517b8415568044ab57c73a (diff)
New upstream release.
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diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index bc67a681..c25ac6c7 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
.\" the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
.\" (at your option) any later version.
.\" See file COPYING in distribution for details.
-.TH MDADM 8 "" v3.3.2
+.TH MDADM 8 "" v3.3.4
.SH NAME
mdadm \- manage MD devices
.I aka
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ to detect and assemble arrays \(em possibly in an
.P
If a device is given before any options, or if the first option is
-and of
+one of
.BR \-\-add ,
.BR \-\-re\-add ,
.BR \-\-add\-spare ,
@@ -267,13 +267,13 @@ the exact meaning of this option in different contexts.
.TP
.BR \-c ", " \-\-config=
Specify the config file or directory. Default is to use
-.B /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
+.B /etc/mdadm.conf
and
-.BR /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf.d ,
+.BR /etc/mdadm.conf.d ,
or if those are missing then
-.B /etc/mdadm.conf
+.B /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
and
-.BR /etc/mdadm.conf.d .
+.BR /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf.d .
If the config file given is
.B "partitions"
then nothing will be read, but
@@ -393,6 +393,13 @@ will be allowed to use 'local' names (i.e. not ending in '_' followed
by a digit string). See below under
.BR "Auto Assembly" .
+The special name "\fBany\fP" can be used as a wild card. If an array
+is created with
+.B --homehost=any
+then the name "\fBany\fP" will be stored in the array and it can be
+assembled in the same way on any host. If an array is assembled with
+this option, then the homehost recorded on the array will be ignored.
+
.TP
.B \-\-prefer=
When
@@ -1796,9 +1803,9 @@ The config file is only used if explicitly named with
or requested with (a possibly implicit)
.BR \-\-scan .
In the later case,
-.B /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
-or
.B /etc/mdadm.conf
+or
+.B /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
is used.
If
@@ -2196,11 +2203,11 @@ option. Currently only
.B name
is supported.
-The
+The
.B name
option updates the subarray name in the metadata, it may not affect the
device node name or the device node symlink until the subarray is
-re\-assembled. If updating
+re\-assembled. If updating
.B name
would change the UUID of an active subarray this operation is blocked,
and the command will end in an error.
@@ -3092,7 +3099,7 @@ uses this to find arrays when
is given in Misc mode, and to monitor array reconstruction
on Monitor mode.
-.SS /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf (or /etc/mdadm.conf)
+.SS /etc/mdadm.conf
The config file lists which devices may be scanned to see if
they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information
@@ -3100,7 +3107,7 @@ they contain MD super block, and gives identifying information
.BR mdadm.conf (5)
for more details.
-.SS /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf.d (or /etc/mdadm.conf.d)
+.SS /etc/mdadm.conf.d
A directory containing configuration files which are read in lexical
order.