rdsk

[kunjuttan]

Why using rdsk with pvcreate command?

[melvyn burnard · Accepted solution]

because you are dealing with a device at the character (bit) level, there is no buffering or "blocking" to use the block device

I am getting the impression you are trying to study for an exam and are posting sample questions

[rariasn]

Hi,

/usr/sbin/pvcreate [-b] [-B] [-d soft_defects] [-s disk_size] [-f]
[-t disk_type] pv_path

# man pvcreate

rgs,

[kunjuttan]

"I am getting the impression you are trying to study for an exam and are posting sample questions "
It is not like that Mr.Burnard.I a newbie to HP-UX.I am having theoratical knowledge only.
These are the doubts which I came through while studying.I just want to make it clear.Thats all.

[Steven Schweda]

> [...] I a newbie to HP-UX. [...]

man man

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

> Steven: man man

here-here!!!

@ Dipenshvasudevan: Those manpages are your friend together with a vast array of documentation on the HP website:

http://docs.hp.com/index.html

In fact, those manpages live there as well as on your server:

http://docs.hp.com/en/hpuxman_pages.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[Vishu]

Dipesh,

well, you can manual to clear out your doubts. asking such sample question here is not the purpose of this forum. People are not here to teach.

But i appreciate your curiousity of learning and clearing doubts. so, do man or search on internet for clearing your doubts.

[Dennis Handly]

>Steven: man man

And if you ever have to create/edit man pages, there is "man 5 man".
(Which I found out years too late.)