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authorRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2000-11-22 16:02:00 +0000
committerRuslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>2000-11-22 16:02:00 +0000
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diff --git a/sbin/mount_unionfs/mount_unionfs.8 b/sbin/mount_unionfs/mount_unionfs.8
index 8294b8a63900..163839ed3b6a 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_unionfs/mount_unionfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_unionfs/mount_unionfs.8
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Similarly, an attempt to truncate a lower layer file to zero length
causes an empty file to be created in the upper layer.
Any other operation which would ultimately require modification to
the lower layer fails with
-.Dv EROFS .
+.Er EROFS .
.Pp
The union filesystem manipulates the namespace, rather than
individual filesystems.
@@ -183,19 +183,20 @@ accessible via
.Xr mount 8 ,
.Xr mount_null 8
.Sh BUGS
-
THIS FILESYSTEM TYPE IS NOT YET FULLY SUPPORTED (READ: IT DOESN'T WORK)
AND USING IT MAY, IN FACT, DESTROY DATA ON YOUR SYSTEM. USE AT YOUR
OWN RISK. BEWARE OF DOG. SLIPPERY WHEN WET.
-
+.Pp
This code also needs an owner in order to be less dangerous - serious
-hackers can apply by sending mail to hackers@freebsd.org and announcing
+hackers can apply by sending mail to
+.Aq hackers@FreeBSD.org
+and announcing
their intent to take it over.
-
+.Pp
Without whiteout support from the filesystem backing the upper layer,
there is no way that delete and rename operations on lower layer
objects can be done.
-.Dv EROFS
+.Er EROFS
is returned for this kind of operations along with any others
which would make modifications to the lower layer, such as
.Xr chmod 1 .