mke2fs.8.in, tune2fs.8.in: Clarify manual pages about using the

	caret ('^') character to negate feature sets when using
	the -O option.  Define the has_journal feature to avoid
	confusion about what ^has_journal means.

diff --git a/misc/ChangeLog b/misc/ChangeLog
index 2165d73..772addd 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/ChangeLog
+++ b/misc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2002-09-24  Theodore Ts'o  <tytso@mit.edu>
+
+       * mke2fs.8.in, tune2fs.8.in: Clarify manual pages about using the
+               caret ('^') character to negate feature sets when using
+               the -O option.  Define the has_journal feature to avoid
+               confusion about what ^has_journal means.
+
 2001-09-24  Theodore Tso  <tytso@mit.edu>
 
        * Release of E2fsprogs 1.29

diff --git a/misc/mke2fs.8.in b/misc/mke2fs.8.in
index b0402b3..f275a2f 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/mke2fs.8.in
+++ b/misc/mke2fs.8.in
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ of the
 executable.
 .TP
 .B "\-O \fIfeature\fR[,...]"
-Create filesystem with given features (filesystem options).
+Create filesystem with given features (filesystem options).  Features
+which are normally turned on by default may be disabled by prefixing the
+feature with a caret ('^') symbol.
 Currently, the
 .B sparse_super
 and

diff --git a/misc/tune2fs.8.in b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
index 3a15a58..8c98256 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/tune2fs.8.in
+++ b/misc/tune2fs.8.in
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ Limit the number of backup superblocks to save space on large filesystems.
 Store file type information in directory entries.
 .TP
 .B has_journal
-Create an ext3 journal (as if using the
+Use a journal to ensure filesystem consistency even across unclean shutdowns.
+Setting the filesystem feature is equivalent to using the 
 .B \-j
-option).
+option.
 .RE
 .IP
 After setting or clearing