Subject: bin/12728: Manpage for mbrlabel(8)'s -w option incorrect
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Dave Huang <khym@azeotrope.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/23/2001 17:40:18
>Number:         12728
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       Manpage for mbrlabel(8)'s -w option incorrect
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 23 15:40:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dave Huang
>Release:        NetBSD 1.5U as of April 23, 2001
>Organization:
Name: Dave Huang         |  Mammal, mammal / their names are called /
INet: khym@azeotrope.org |  they raise a paw / the bat, the cat /
FurryMUCK: Dahan         |  dolphin and dog / koala bear and hog -- TMBG
Dahan: Hani G Y+C 25 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD yerfable.metonymy.com 1.5U NetBSD 1.5U (YERFABLE) #154: Mon Apr 23 17:17:58 CDT 2001 khym@yerfable.metonymy.com:/usr/src.local/sys/arch/alpha/compile/YERFABLE alpha
Architecture: alpha
Machine: alpha
>Description:
	The mbrlabel(8) manpage says:
     -w      Update the on-disk label if it has been changed.

However, the CVS commit log says:
-w	write in-core label if changed
and that's what the code seems to do...

>How-To-Repeat:
man 8 mbrlabel
>Fix:
--- /usr/src/sbin/mbrlabel/mbrlabel.8	Fri Dec 29 23:32:29 2000
+++ mbrlabel.8	Mon Apr 23 17:34:55 2001
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 Update both the in-core and the on-disk label if the in-core label has
 been changed.
 .It Fl w
-Update the on-disk label if it has been changed.
+Update the in-core label if it has been changed.
 .El
 .Pp
 .Sh SEE ALSO

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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