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diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/kickstart.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/kickstart.rst index fc723ccbe2..cac9f2f491 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/kickstart.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/kickstart.rst @@ -65,13 +65,17 @@ Here is an example that uses "/" as the mountpoint. The command uses Here is a list that describes other supported options you can use with the ``part`` and ``partition`` commands: -- ``--size``: The minimum partition size in MBytes. Specify an - integer value such as 500. Do not append the number with "MB". You do - not need this option if you use ``--source``. - -- ``--fixed-size``: The exact partition size in MBytes. You cannot - specify with ``--size``. An error occurs when assembling the disk - image if the partition data is larger than ``--fixed-size``. +- ``--size``: The minimum partition size. Specify as an integer value + optionally followed by one of the units "k" / "K" for kibibyte, + "M" for mebibyte and "G" for gibibyte. The default unit if none is + given is "M". You do not need this option if you use ``--source``. + +- ``--fixed-size``: The exact partition size. Specify as an integer + value optionally followed by one of the units "k" / "K" for kibibyte, + "M" for mebibyte and "G" for gibibyte. The default unit if none is + given is "M". Cannot be specify together with ``--size``. An error + occurs when assembling the disk image if the partition data is larger + than ``--fixed-size``. - ``--source``: This option is a Wic-specific option that names the source of the data that populates the partition. The most common @@ -134,10 +138,13 @@ the ``part`` and ``partition`` commands: - ``--align (in KBytes)``: This option is a Wic-specific option that says to start partitions on boundaries given x KBytes. -- ``--offset (in KBytes)``: This option is a Wic-specific option that +- ``--offset``: This option is a Wic-specific option that says to place a partition at exactly the specified offset. If the partition cannot be placed at the specified offset, the image build - will fail. + will fail. Specify as an integer value optionally followed by one of + the units "s" / "S" for 512 byte sector, "k" / "K" for kibibyte, "M" + for mebibyte and "G" for gibibyte. The default unit if none is given + is "k". - ``--no-table``: This option is a Wic-specific option. Using the option reserves space for the partition and causes it to become @@ -151,7 +158,10 @@ the ``part`` and ``partition`` commands: - ``--extra-space``: This option is a Wic-specific option that adds extra space after the space filled by the content of the partition. The final size can exceed the size specified by the ``--size`` - option. The default value is 10 Mbytes. + option. The default value is 10M. Specify as an integer value + optionally followed by one of the units "k" / "K" for kibibyte, "M" + for mebibyte and "G" for gibibyte. The default unit if none is given + is "M". - ``--overhead-factor``: This option is a Wic-specific option that multiplies the size of the partition by the option's value. You must |