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32 lines
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diff --git a/man8/thin_metadata_size.8 b/man8/thin_metadata_size.8
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index 33b36b3..6b00e73 100644
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--- a/man8/thin_metadata_size.8
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+++ b/man8/thin_metadata_size.8
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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.TH THIN_METADATA_SIZE 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
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-thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata file/device size calculator.
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+thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata device/file size calculator.
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B thin_metadata_size
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@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ thin_metadata_size \- thin provisioning metadata file/device size calculator.
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.B thin_metadata_size
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calculates the size of the thin provisioning metadata based on the block size
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of the thin provisioned devices, the size of the thin provisioning pool and
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-the maximum number of all thin prisioned devices and snapshots. Size/number
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-option arguments can be followed by unit specifiers in short one character
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-and long form (eg. -b1m or -b1megabytes).
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+the maximum number of all thin prisioned devices and snapshots.
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+Because thin provisioning pools are holding widely variable contents,
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+this tool is needed to provide sensible initial default size.
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.IP "\fB\-b, \-\-block-size\fP \fIBLOCKSIZE[bskKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]\fP"
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Block size of thin provisioned devices in units of bytes,sectors,kilobytes,kibibytes,... respectively.
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Default is in sectors without a block size unit specifier.
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+Size/number option arguments can be followed by unit specifiers in short one character
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+and long form (eg. -b1m or -b1megabytes).
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.IP "\fB\-s, \-\-pool-size\fP \fIPOOLSIZE[bskKmMgGtTpPeEzZyY]\fP"
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Thin provisioning pool size in units of bytes,sectors,kilobytes,kibibytes,... respectively.
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