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Document that sector size is always 512 bytes. [AJ]

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Alasdair Kergon 2004-01-23 14:08:09 +00:00
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@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ dmsetup \- low level logical volume management
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
dmsetup manages logical devices that use the device-mapper driver. dmsetup manages logical devices that use the device-mapper driver.
Devices are created by loading a table that specifies a target for Devices are created by loading a table that specifies a target for
each sector in the logical device. each sector (512 bytes) in the logical device.
The first argument to dmsetup is a command. The first argument to dmsetup is a command.
The second argument is the logical device name or uuid. The second argument is the logical device name or uuid.
@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ Each line of the table specifies a single target and is of the form:
logical_start_sector num_sectors target_type target_args logical_start_sector num_sectors target_type target_args
.br .br
.br .br
There are currently three simple target types available together There are currently three simple target types available together
with more complex optional ones that implement snapshots and mirrors. with more complex optional ones that implement snapshots and mirrors.