create_floppy_devices: expand manpage

Include a table of what the CMOS types are, and note that nothing
will be created unless the -t option is specified. Also clean up
the formatting and bump the date.

Signed-off-by: Adam Buchbinder <adam.buchbinder@gmail.com>
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Adam Buchbinder 2009-03-16 16:22:53 -04:00 committed by Kay Sievers
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.TH CREATE_FLOPPY_DEVICES 8 "May 2007" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.TH CREATE_FLOPPY_DEVICES 8 "January 2009" "" "Linux Administrator's Manual"
.SH NAME
create_floppy_devices \- udev callout to create all possible floppy device
create_floppy_devices \- udev callout to create all possible floppy devices
based on the CMOS type.
.SH SYNOPSIS
create_floppy_devices [options] device
create_floppy_devices [\fIoptions\fP] \fIdevice\fP
.SH OPTIONS
Note that no output will be produced unless the \fB-t\fP option is set.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR
.B -c
Create nodes.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR
Unlink nodes.
.B -d
Print nodes to stdout.
.TP
\fB\-d\fR
Print nodes.
.BI "-t " type
Set CMOS floppy type. Type numbers are based on the six floppy types specified
in the kernel's drivers/block/floppy.c, as follows.
.TS
lb lb
l l.
Type Device
0 Unknown. (Produces no output.)
1 5 1/4" 360KB PC
2 5 1/4" HD AT
3 3 1/2" DD
4 3 1/2" HD
5 3 1/2" ED
6 Same as 5.
.TE
.TP
\fB\-m\fR <number>
.BI "-m " number
Set major number.
.TP
\fB\-U\fR <owner>
.BI "-U " user
Set user ownership.
.TP
\fB\-G\fR <owner>
.BI "-G " group
Set group ownership.
.TP
\fB\-M\fR <mode>
.BI "-M " mode
Set device node mode.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR <number>
Set floppy type number.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR udev (7)
.SH AUTHORS