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.\" $NetBSD: vnconfig.8,v 1.50 2023/10/21 23:42:03 gdt Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" @(#)vnconfig.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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.\"
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.Dd October 20, 2023
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.Dt VNDCONFIG 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm vndconfig
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.Nd configure vnode disks
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.\" Fcf:lm:rt:uvz
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.Op Fl cirvz
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.Op Fl f Ar disktab
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.Op Fl t Ar typename
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.Ar vnode_disk
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.Ar regular_file
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.Op Ar geomspec
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.Nm
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.Fl u
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.Op Fl Fv
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.Ar vnode_disk
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.Nm
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.Fl l
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.Op Fl m Ar min
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.Op Ar vnode_disk ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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command configures vnode pseudo disk devices.
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It will associate the vnode disk
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.Ar vnode_disk
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with the regular file
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.Ar regular_file
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allowing the latter to be accessed as though it were a disk.
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Hence a regular file within the filesystem can be used for swapping
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or can contain a filesystem that is mounted in the name space.
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The
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.Ar vnode_disk
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is a special file of raw partition or name of vnode disk like
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.Pa vnd0 .
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.Pp
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By default, accesses to the file bypass normal mechanisms and thus
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do not read from or fill the filesystem cache.
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Because the typical approach is to access the file only via
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.Xr vnd 4 ,
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or at least to have regular accesses and
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.Xr vnd 4
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accesses separated in time, this is generally not problematic.
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This bypassing behavior results in not updating the modification
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timestamp of the file.
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Also, file contents read through the filesystem (and thus the
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filesystem's caching layer) may not be the contents written via this
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interface, so caution is in order for backups.
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The
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.Fl i
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option may be useful if it is necessary to avoid inconsistent caching.
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.Pp
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Options indicate an action to be performed:
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.Bl -tag -width indent
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.It Fl c
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Configures the device.
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If successful, references to
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.Ar vnode_disk
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will access the contents of
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.Ar regular_file .
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.Pp
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If
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.Ar geomspec
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is specified, the vnode device will emulate the specified disk geometry.
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The format of the
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.Ar geomspec
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argument is:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Sm off
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.Xo Ar secsize Li / Ar nsectors Li /
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.Ar ntracks Li / Ar ncylinders Xc
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.Sm on
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.Ed
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.Pp
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If geometry is not specified, the kernel will choose a default based on 1MB
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cylinders.
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.Ar secsize
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is the number of bytes per sector.
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It must be a power of two, and at least 512.
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.Ar nsectors
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is the number of sectors per track.
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.Ar ntracks
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is the number of tracks per cylinder.
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.Ar ncylinders
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is the number of cylinders in the device.
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.It Fl F
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Force unconfiguration if the device is in use.
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Does not imply
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.Fl u .
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.It Fl f Ar disktab
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Specifies that the
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.Fl t
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option should look up in
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.Ar disktab
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instead of in
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.Pa /etc/disktab .
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.It Fl i
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Configure the device to use regular file I/O even when direct I/O using
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bmap/strategy would be possible.
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.It Fl l
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List the vnd devices and indicate which ones are in use.
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If one or more specific
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.Ar vnode_disks
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are given, then only those will be described.
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.It Fl m Ar min
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Together with
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.Fl l
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and if no specific devices are given,
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causes at least
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.Ar min
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devices to be listed.
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The default for
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.Ar min
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is 4,
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but all vnd devices up to (and sometimes just beyond)
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the highest numbered vnd device configured since
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the system last booted will be listed.
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If
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.Ar min
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is set to 0,
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then only vnd devices currently in use will be shown.
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.It Fl r
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Configure the device as read-only.
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.It Fl t Ar typename
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If configuring the device, look up
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.Ar typename
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in
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.Pa /etc/disktab
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and use the geometry specified in the entry.
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This option and the
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.Ar geomspec
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argument are mutually exclusive.
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.It Fl u
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Unconfigures the device.
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.It Fl v
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Print messages to stdout describing actions taken.
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.It Fl z
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Assume that
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.Ar regular_file
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is a compressed disk image in cloop2 format, and configure it
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read-only.
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See the
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.Xr vndcompress 1
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manpage on how to create such an image.
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.El
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.Pp
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If no action option
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.Op Fl clu
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is given,
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.Fl c
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is assumed.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/disktab -compact
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.It Pa /dev/rvnd??
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.It Pa /dev/vnd??
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.It Pa /etc/disktab
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.El
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Nm
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will exit with status 0 if the operation requested
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completed successfully,
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or 1 otherwise.
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Unsuccessful completion can be caused by unknown or
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incorrectly used options;
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attempting to configure a vnd that is already configured;
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or unconfigure one that is not, or without
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.Fl F ,
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one which is still in use;
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or if devices are specified that do not exist or are not
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.Xr vnd 4
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devices, giving an improper geometry, etc.
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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.Dl vndconfig vnd0 /tmp/diskimage
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or
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.Dl vndconfig /dev/rvnd0c /tmp/diskimage
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.Pp
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Configures the vnode disk
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.Pa vnd0 .
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Please note that use of the second form of the command is discouraged because
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it requires knowledge of the raw partition which varies between architectures.
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For the first form, be aware that there must not be a file
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.Ar vnd0
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in the current directory, or it will be assumed to be the vnd device to
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be configured (which will usually fail.)
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.Pp
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.Dl vndconfig vnd0 /tmp/floppy.img 512/18/2/80
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.Pp
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Configures the vnode disk
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.Pa vnd0
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emulating the geometry of 512 bytes per sector, 18 sectors per track,
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2 tracks per cylinder, and 80 cylinders total.
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.Pp
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.Dl vndconfig vnd0 /tmp/image.udf 2048/1/1/0
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.Pp
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Configures the vnode disk
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.Pa vnd0
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for an UDF image to be used with
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.Xr mount_udf 8 .
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.Pp
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.Dl vndconfig -t floppy vnd0 /tmp/floppy.img
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.Pp
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Configures the vnode disk
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.Pa vnd0
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using the geometry specified in the
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.Pa floppy
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entry in
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.Pa /etc/disktab .
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.Pp
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.Dl vndconfig -u vnd0
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.Pp
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Unconfigures the
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.Pa vnd0
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device.
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.Pp
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To obtain status on all vnd devices listed in
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.Pa /dev
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(assuming a system where the
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.Sq d
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partition is the whole device
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.Pq Dv RAW_PART ) ,
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use:
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.Pp
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.Dl vndconfig -l /dev/vnd*d
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.Pp
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Using
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.Dl vndconfig -m0 -l /dev/vnd*d
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will omit those devices that are not in use, whereas
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.Dl vndconfig -l
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will list all devices known to the kernel (at least 4
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without
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.Fl m )
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regardless of what might appear in
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.Pa /dev
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(or elsewhere.)
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr vndcompress 1 ,
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.Xr opendisk 3 ,
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.Xr vnd 4 ,
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.Xr mount 8 ,
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.Xr swapctl 8 ,
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.Xr umount 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm vnconfig
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command appeared in
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.Nx 1.0 .
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It was renamed to
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.Nm
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in
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.Nx 7.0
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for consistency with other similar commands.
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(The original name was also retained as an alternative
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for backwards compatibility.)
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