From edc7b0988ababf0e8f2c86281fc4d14503460eba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theodore Ts'o Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 23:37:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] debugfs: clarify man page for the -b and -s options Addresses-Debian-Bug: #766379 Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o --- debugfs/debugfs.8.in | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/debugfs/debugfs.8.in b/debugfs/debugfs.8.in index 7c7cdcc..e85034a 100644 --- a/debugfs/debugfs.8.in +++ b/debugfs/debugfs.8.in @@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ should be used when reading blocks not found in the ext2 image file. This includes data, directory, and indirect blocks. .TP .I -b blocksize -Forces the use of the given block size for the file system, rather than -detecting the correct block size as normal. +Forces the use of the given block size (in bytes) for the file system, +rather than detecting the correct block size automatically. (This +option is rarely needed; it is used primarily when the file system is +extremely badly damaged/corrupted.) .TP .I -s superblock Causes the file system superblock to be read from the given block @@ -104,7 +106,9 @@ number, instead of using the primary superblock (located at an offset of .I -s option, you must also provide the blocksize of the filesystem via the .I -b -option. +option. (This +option is rarely needed; it is used primarily when the file system is +extremely badly damaged/corrupted.) .TP .I -f cmd_file Causes -- 1.8.3.1