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diff --git a/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/mlabel.1 b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/mlabel.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30d85088 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/opensuse-leap-15-6/man1/mlabel.1 @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +'\" t +.TH mlabel 1 "21Mar23" mtools-4.0.43 +.SH Name +mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label +'\" t +.de TQ +.br +.ns +.TP \\$1 +.. + +.tr \(is' +.tr \(if` +.tr \(pd" + +.SH Note\ of\ warning +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete. See the +end of this man page for details. +.PP +.SH Description +.PP +The \fR\&\f(CWmlabel\fR command adds a volume label to a disk. Its syntax is: +.ft I +.nf +\&\fR\&\f(CWmlabel\fR [\fR\&\f(CW-vcsn\fR] [\fR\&\f(CW-N\fR \fIserial\fR] \fIdrive\fR:[\fInew_label\fR] +.fi +.ft R + +.PP +\&\fR\&\f(CWMlabel\fR displays the current volume label, if present. If +\&\fInew_label\fR is not given, and if neither the \fR\&\f(CWc\fR nor the +\&\fR\&\f(CWs\fR options are set, it prompts the user for a new volume label. +To delete an existing volume label, press return at the prompt. +.PP +The label is limited to 11 single-byte characters, +e.g. \fR\&\f(CWName1234567\fR. +.PP +Reasonable care is taken to create a valid MS-DOS volume label. If an +invalid label is specified, \fR\&\f(CWmlabel\fR changes the label (and +displays the new label if the verbose mode is set). \fR\&\f(CWMlabel\fR +returns 0 on success or 1 on failure. +.PP +Mlabel supports the following options: +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWc\fR\ +Clears an existing label, without prompting the user +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWs\fR\ +Shows the existing label, without prompting the user. +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWn\ \fR\ +Assigns a new (random) serial number to the disk +.TP +\&\fR\&\f(CWN\ \fIserial\fR\&\f(CW\fR\ +Sets the supplied serial number. The serial number should be supplied as +an 8 digit hexadecimal number, without spaces +.PP +.SH See\ Also +Mtools' texinfo doc +.SH Viewing\ the\ texi\ doc +This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's texinfo +documentation. However, this process is only approximative, and some +items, such as crossreferences, footnotes and indices are lost in this +translation process. Indeed, these items have no appropriate +representation in the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has +been translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise you to +use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this manpage for +instructions how to view the texinfo doc. +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the following +commands: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate a html copy, run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make html +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fRA premade html can be found at +\&\fR\&\f(CW\(ifhttp://www.gnu.org/software/mtools/manual/mtools.html\(is\fR +.TP +* \ \ +To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode), run: + +.nf +.ft 3 +.in +0.3i + ./configure; make info +.fi +.in -0.3i +.ft R +.PP + +\&\fR +.PP +The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html. Indeed, in +the info version certain examples are difficult to read due to the +quoting conventions used in info. +.PP |