mke2fs.c (parse_extended_opts): Rename the -R option to -E. Fix

[tools/e2fsprogs.git] / misc / mke2fs.8.in

diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.8.in b/misc/mke2fs.8.in
index 53ae154..52085f9 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/mke2fs.8.in
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.8.in
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ mke2fs \- create an ext2/ext3 filesystem
 .I fs-revision-level
 ]
 [
-.B \-R
-.I raid-options
+.B \-E
+.I extended-options
 ]
 [
 .B \-v
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ the expected usage of the filesystem (see the
 .B \-T
 option).  If 
 .I block-size
-is negative, then mke2fs will use heuristics to determine the
+is negative, then 
+.B mke2fs
+will use heuristics to determine the
 appropriate block size, with the constraint that the block size will be
 at least 
 .I block-size
@@ -159,6 +161,30 @@ Check the device for bad blocks before creating the file system.  If
 this option is specified twice, then a slower, read-write
 test is used instead of a fast read-only test.
 .TP
+.BI \-E " extended-options"
+Set extended options for the filesystem.  Extended options are comma
+separated, and may take an argument using the equals ('=') sign.  The
+.B -E
+option used to be 
+.B -R
+in earlier versions of 
+.BR mke2fs .
+The 
+.B -R
+option is still accepted for backwards compatibility.   The 
+following extended options are supported:
+.RS 1.2i
+.TP
+.BI stride= stripe-size
+Configure the filesystem for a RAID array with
+.I stripe-size
+filesystem blocks per stripe.
+.TP
+.BI resize= max-online-resize
+Reserve enough space so that the block group descriptor table can grow
+to support a filesystem that has max-online-resize blocks.
+.RE
+.TP
 .BI \-f " fragment-size"
 Specify the size of fragments in bytes.
 .TP
@@ -361,18 +387,6 @@ Set the filesystem revision for the new filesystem.  Note that 1.2
 kernels only support revision 0 filesystems.  The default is to 
 create revision 1 filesystems.
 .TP
-.BI \-R " raid-options"
-Set raid-related options for the filesystem.  Raid options are comma
-separated, and may take an argument using the equals ('=') sign.  The 
-following options are supported:
-.RS 1.2i
-.TP
-.BI stride= stripe-size
-Configure the filesystem for a RAID array with
-.I stripe-size
-filesystem blocks per stripe.
-.RE
-.TP
 .B \-S
 Write superblock and group descriptors only.  This is useful if all of
 the superblock and backup superblocks are corrupted, and a last-ditch