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@@ -969,63 +969,6 @@ array, and no resync, recovery, or reshape will be started. It works with Create, Assemble, Manage and Misc mode. .TP -.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=yes,md,mdp,part,p}{NN}" -Instruct mdadm how to create the device file if needed, possibly allocating -an unused minor number. "md" causes a non-partitionable array -to be used (though since Linux 2.6.28, these array devices are in fact -partitionable). "mdp", "part" or "p" causes a partitionable array (2.6 and -later) to be used. "yes" requires the named md device to have -a 'standard' format, and the type and minor number will be determined -from this. With mdadm 3.0, device creation is normally left up to -.I udev -so this option is unlikely to be needed. -See DEVICE NAMES below. - -The argument can also come immediately after -"\-a". e.g. "\-ap". - -If -.B \-\-auto -is not given on the command line or in the config file, then -the default will be -.BR \-\-auto=yes . - -If -.B \-\-scan -is also given, then any -.I auto= -entries in the config file will override the -.B \-\-auto -instruction given on the command line. - -For partitionable arrays, -.I mdadm -will create the device file for the whole array and for the first 4 -partitions. A different number of partitions can be specified at the -end of this option (e.g. -.BR \-\-auto=p7 ). -If the device name ends with a digit, the partition names add a 'p', -and a number, e.g. -.IR /dev/md/home1p3 . -If there is no trailing digit, then the partition names just have a -number added, e.g. -.IR /dev/md/scratch3 . - -If the md device name is in a 'standard' format as described in DEVICE -NAMES, then it will be created, if necessary, with the appropriate -device number based on that name. If the device name is not in one of these -formats, then an unused device number will be allocated. The device -number will be considered unused if there is no active array for that -number, and there is no entry in /dev for that number and with a -non-standard name. Names that are not in 'standard' format are only -allowed in "/dev/md/". - -This is meaningful with -.B \-\-create -or -.BR \-\-build . - -.TP .BR \-a ", " "\-\-add" This option can be used in Grow mode in two cases. @@ -1169,10 +1112,6 @@ and can be used if the physical connections to devices are not as reliable as you would like. .TP -.BR \-a ", " "\-\-auto{=no,yes,md,mdp,part}" -See this option under Create and Build options. - -.TP .BR \-b ", " \-\-bitmap= Specify the bitmap file that was given when the array was created. If an array has an |