[PATCH 3/3] losetup: (man) put the synopses in a better order, the name-giver first
Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:03:58 +0100
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.util-linux |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Also, condense the synopsis for setting up a loop device to just the essentials -- it had become so long that it was incomprehensible. Signed-off-by: Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> --- sys-utils/losetup.8.adoc | 30 +++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys-utils/losetup.8.adoc b/sys-utils/losetup.8.adoc index 131ebfa56..cecc09618 100644 --- a/sys-utils/losetup.8.adoc +++ b/sys-utils/losetup.8.adoc @@ -12,31 +12,27 @@ losetup - set up and control loop devices == SYNOPSIS +Set up a loop device: + +*losetup* [options] *-f*|_loopdev file_ + Get info: -*losetup* [_loopdev_] - -*losetup* *-l* [*-a*] +*losetup* [*-l*] [*-a*|_loopdev_] *losetup* *-j* _file_ [*-o* _offset_] -Detach a loop device: - -*losetup* *-d* _loopdev_ ... - -Detach all associated loop devices: - -*losetup* *-D* - -Set up a loop device: - -*losetup* [*-o* _offset_] [*--sizelimit* _size_] [*--sector-size* _size_] [*--loop-ref* _name_] [*-Pr*] [*--show*] *-f*|_loopdev file_ - -Resize a loop device: +Recalibrate the size of a loop device: *losetup* *-c* _loopdev_ -Remove a loop device: +Detach loop devices: + +*losetup* *-d* _loopdev_ ... + +*losetup* *-D* + +Prevent loop devices from getting listed: *losetup* *--remove* _loopdev_ ... -- 2.51.2