Package: util-linux Version: 2.20.1-5.5 Severity: wishlist File: /usr/share/man/man8/mkswap.8.gz
Whereas people using mkswap on the wrong partitions is a daily occurrence, therefore the man page should mention the antidote needed in case of such accidents. # fsck /dev/victim will clean up most of the mess, however gparted and friends will still complain about that partition with WARNING SIGN ⚠ etc. Therefore another step is needed too... OK, I made a swapfile, $ hexdump swapfile 0000000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 * 0000400 0001 0000 0009 0000 0000 0000 29bf f1fa 0000410 3d6b 6044 34a4 79c5 fa9f 0fee 0000 0000 0000420 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 * 0000ff0 0000 0000 0000 5753 5041 5053 4341 3245 (the UUID and the word SWAP...) Say on the man page if that is all that the mkswap does to partitions as well as files... Digging through the mkswap.c source code is 100 times harder to try to figure out what mkswap actually does to the system than if it is mentioned clearly on the man page. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
