From 7269ce15fce8acdf6711dc3a67e16d6f9c8ba67f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Isaksson Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 10:23:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Base: Add man page for blockdev utility --- Base/usr/share/man/man8/blockdev.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Base/usr/share/man/man8/blockdev.md diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man8/blockdev.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/blockdev.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..66134774cb --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man8/blockdev.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +## Name + +blockdev - query block devices + +## Synopsis + +```**sh +$ blockdev [options] +``` + +## Description + +The `blockdev` command call ioctls on the given block device. + +## Options + +* `-s`, `--size`: Get disk size in bytes +* `-b`, `--block-size`: Get block size in bytes + +## Examples + +```sh +# Get disk size +# blockdev -s /dev/hda +863718912 + +# Get block size +# blockdev -b /dev/hda +512 +```