Manual pages: underline device|file mentioned in DESCRIPTION throughput

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Heinz Mauelshagen 2013-07-25 15:27:31 +02:00
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@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ thin_dump \- dump thin provisioning metadata from device or file to standard out
.B thin_dump
dumps binary thin provisioning metadata (optionally from alternate block;
see option \-\-metadata-snap) created by the device-mapper
thin provisioning target on a device or file to standard output for
thin provisioning target on a
.I device
or
.I file
to standard output for
analysis or postprocessing in either XML or human readable format.
XML formated metadata can be fed into thin_restore (see
.BR thin_restore(8) )
in order to put it back onto a metadata device (to process by
the device-mapper target) or file.
in order to put it back onto a metadata
.I device
(to process by the device-mapper target) or
.I file.
.IP "\fB\-f, \-\-format\fP \fI{xml|human_readable}\fP".
Print output in XML or human readable format.

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@ -13,9 +13,17 @@ thin_repair \- repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file to devi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B thin_repair
reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the
respective device-mapper target from one device or file,
repairs it and writes it to another device or file.
If written to a metadata device, the metadata can be processed
respective device-mapper target from one
.I device
or
.I file
, repairs it and writes it to another
.I device
or
.I file.
If written to a metadata
.I device
, the metadata can be processed
by the device-mapper target.
.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-input\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"

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@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ thin_restore \- restore thin provisioning metadata file to device or file
restores thin provisioning metadata created by the
respective device-mapper target dumped into an XML formatted (see
.BR thin_dump(8) )
file, which optionally can be preprocessed to another device or file.
If restored to a metadata device, the metadata can be processed
by the device-mapper target.
.I file
, which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another
.I device
or
.I file.
If restored to a metadata
.I device
, the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-input\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
Input file or device with metadata.

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@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ thin_rmap \- output reverse map of a thin provisioned region of blocks from meta
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B thin_rmap
outputs the reverse mapping for a region of thin provisioned pool blocks
to the respective thin provisioned devices.
outputs the reverse mapping stored in the metadata on a
.I device
or
.I file
between a region of thin provisioned pool blocks
and the associated thin provisioned devices.
.IP "\fB\\-\-region\fP \fI<block range>\fP".
output reverse map