mdadm.8: move description of --add under Grow mode
It is supposed to be under Grow mode. Since Create/Build/Grow modes use common options and '-a' is already used for '--auto' in Create/ Build modes, describe it to avoid confusion. Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
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@ -811,6 +811,11 @@ number, and there is no entry in /dev for that number and with a
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non-standard name. Names that are not in 'standard' format are only
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non-standard name. Names that are not in 'standard' format are only
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allowed in "/dev/md/".
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allowed in "/dev/md/".
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This is meaningful with
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.B \-\-create
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or
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.BR \-\-build .
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.ig XX
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.ig XX
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.\".TP
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.\".TP
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.\".BR \-\-symlink = no
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.\".BR \-\-symlink = no
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.XX
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.TP
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.BR \-a ", " "\-\-add"
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This option can be used in Grow mode in two cases.
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If the target array is a Linear array, then
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.B \-\-add
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can be used to add one or more devices to the array. They
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are simply catenated on to the end of the array. Once added, the
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devices cannot be removed.
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If the
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.B \-\-raid\-disks
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option is being used to increase the number of devices in an array,
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then
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.B \-\-add
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can be used to add some extra devices to be included in the array.
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In most cases this is not needed as the extra devices can be added as
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spares first, and then the number of raid-disks can be changed.
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However for RAID0, it is not possible to add spares. So to increase
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the number of devices in a RAID0, it is necessary to set the new
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number of devices, and to add the new devices, in the same command.
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.SH For assemble:
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.SH For assemble:
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.TP
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@ -911,28 +938,6 @@ not as reliable as you would like.
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.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=no,yes,md,mdp,part}"
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.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=no,yes,md,mdp,part}"
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See this option under Create and Build options.
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See this option under Create and Build options.
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.TP
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.BR \-a ", " "\-\-add"
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This option can be used in Grow mode in two cases.
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If the target array is a Linear array, then
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.B \-\-add
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can be used to add one or more devices to the array. They
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are simply catenated on to the end of the array. Once added, the
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devices cannot be removed.
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If the
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.B \-\-raid\-disks
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option is being used to increase the number of devices in an array,
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then
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.B \-\-add
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can be used to add some extra devices to be included in the array.
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In most cases this is not needed as the extra devices can be added as
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spares first, and then the number of raid-disks can be changed.
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However for RAID0, it is not possible to add spares. So to increase
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the number of devices in a RAID0, it is necessary to set the new
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number of devices, and to add the new devices, in the same command.
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.TP
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.BR \-b ", " \-\-bitmap=
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.BR \-b ", " \-\-bitmap=
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Specify the bitmap file that was given when the array was created. If
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Specify the bitmap file that was given when the array was created. If
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