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Improved formatting of some option arguments

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\# Copyright (C) 2002 Bruce Allen <smartmontools-support@lists.sourceforge.net>
\#
\# $Id: smartctl.8,v 1.39 2003/01/04 13:45:41 ballen4705 Exp $
\# $Id: smartctl.8,v 1.40 2003/01/04 18:57:42 pjwilliams Exp $
\#
\# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
\# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
......@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
\# Research Center), Jack Baskin School of Engineering, University of
\# California, Santa Cruz. http://ssrc.soe.ucsc.edu/
\#
.TH SMARTCTL 8 "$Date: 2003/01/04 13:45:41 $" "smartmontools-5.1"
.TH SMARTCTL 8 "$Date: 2003/01/04 18:57:42 $" "smartmontools-5.1"
.SH NAME
smartctl \- S.M.A.R.T. control and monitor utility
.SH SYNOPSIS
......@@ -135,11 +135,8 @@ found is to use the exit status of
(see RETURN VALUES below).
.TP
.B \-d TYPE, \-\-device=TYPE
Specifies the type of the device. The valid arguments to this option are
.I ata
and
.I scsi.
If this option is not used then
Specifies the type of the device. The valid arguments to this option
are \fIata\fP and \fIscsi\fP. If this option is not used then
.B smartctl
will attempt to guess the device type from the device name.
.TP
......@@ -202,23 +199,17 @@ the corresponding disable command.
.TP
.B \-s VALUE, \-\-smart=VALUE
Enables or disables S.M.A.R.T. on device. The valid arguments to
this option are
.I on
and
.I off.
Note that the command '\-s on' (perhaps
used with with the '\-o on' and '\-S on' options) should be placed in a
start-up script for your machine, for example in rc.local or rc.sysinit.
this option are \fIon\fP and \fIoff\fP. Note that the command '\-s on'
(perhaps used with with the '\-o on' and '\-S on' options) should be placed
in a start-up script for your machine, for example in rc.local or rc.sysinit.
In principle the S.M.A.R.T. feature settings are preserved over
power-cycling, but it doesn't hurt to be sure.
.TP
.B \-o VALUE, \-\-offlineauto=VALUE
Enables or disables S.M.A.R.T. automatic offline test, which scans the drive
every four hours for disk defects. This command can be given during normal
system operation. The valid arguments to this option are
.I on
and
.I off.
system operation. The valid arguments to this option are \fIon\fP
and \fIoff\fP.
Note that the S.M.A.R.T. automatic offline test command is listed as 'Obsolete'
in every version of the ATA and ATA/ATAPI Specifications
......@@ -274,12 +265,9 @@ are used in connection with the third category.
.TP
.B \-S VALUE, \-\-saveauto=VALUE
Enables or disables S.M.A.R.T. autosave of device vendor-specific
Attributes. The valid arguments to this option are
.I on
and
.I off.
Note that this feature is preserved across disk power cycles, so you should only
need to issue it once.
Attributes. The valid arguments to this option are \fIon\fP
and \fIoff\fP. Note that this feature is preserved across disk power
cycles, so you should only need to issue it once.
.TP
.B S.M.A.R.T. READ AND DISPLAY DATA OPTIONS:
.TP
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.SH
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$Id: smartctl.8,v 1.39 2003/01/04 13:45:41 ballen4705 Exp $
$Id: smartctl.8,v 1.40 2003/01/04 18:57:42 pjwilliams Exp $
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