docs/188214: Manpage for fsck(8) doesn't say what happens when no -t or -T

[Ronald F.Guilmette]

>Number:         188214
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Manpage for fsck(8) doesn't say what happens when no -t or -T
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
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>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Apr 03 03:40:00 UTC 2014
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ronald F. Guilmette
>Release:        FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64
>Organization:
entr0py
>Environment:

9.1-RELEASE amd64

>Description:

It has been suggested to me that if and when fsck(8) is invoked _without_
any explicitly provided -t or -T options, fsck will, in such cases, attempt
to intuit the type of the filesystem on its own, perhaps based upon
information/clues gleened from the local /etc/fstab file and/or from some
relevant BSD disk label.

If true, then this behavior does not appear to be documented at all within
the fsck(8) manpage.

This is an important aspect of the behavior of fsck(8).  If verified, then
it should be documented in the manpage.

>How-To-Repeat:

man 8 fsck

>Fix:

Sorry, I do not have any suggested replacement text for the relevant manpage
at this time.
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