From 5f29f57164122d22c67f90af013f6acdf825c716 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timothy Redaelli Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:42:10 +0000 Subject: Add long description (Portage version: 2.1.2-r9) --- sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog | 5 ++++- sys-fs/scan-ffs/metadata.xml | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'sys-fs/scan-ffs') diff --git a/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog b/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog index b72e7c6f5475..9675509ee241 100644 --- a/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog +++ b/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ # ChangeLog for sys-fs/scan-ffs # Copyright 1999-2007 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2 -# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog,v 1.2 2007/02/22 10:35:36 drizzt Exp $ +# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-fs/scan-ffs/ChangeLog,v 1.3 2007/02/22 10:42:10 drizzt Exp $ + + 22 Feb 2007; Timothy Redaelli metadata.xml: + Add long description 22 Feb 2007; Timothy Redaelli scan-ffs-1.2.ebuild: Fix HOMEPAGE diff --git a/sys-fs/scan-ffs/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/scan-ffs/metadata.xml index ecedda4aa2cc..9c79e985dd9f 100644 --- a/sys-fs/scan-ffs/metadata.xml +++ b/sys-fs/scan-ffs/metadata.xml @@ -2,4 +2,18 @@ bsd + +scan_ffs(8) recovers accidential lost or deleted disklabels. + +This is the life-saver of typos. If you have ever been working too long, +and just happened to type 'disklabel -rw da0 floppy', instead of 'diskla- +bel -rw fd0 floppy', you know what I am talking about. + +This little program will take a raw disk device (which you might have to +create) that covers the whole disk, and finds all probable UFS/FFS parti- +tions on the disk. It has various options to make it go faster, and to +print out information to help in the reconstruction of the disklabel. + +Ported from OpenBSD to FreeBSD 4/5 with support for UFS1 and UFS2. + -- cgit v1.2.3-65-gdbad