commit c7c3775443ecd01ade5500e09191c5c4e94c2b56 Author: Zheng Liu Date: Wed Feb 12 12:28:29 2014 -0500 chattr: improve the description for 'j' option in manpage Ext4 file system also supports to set/clear 'j' attribute, but it just say that this option is only useful for ext3 in manpage. This commit fixes it. Signed-off-by: Zheng Liu Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" Reviewed-by: Carlos Maiolino diff --git a/misc/chattr.1.in b/misc/chattr.1.in index 932ef4b..2a3640c 100644 --- a/misc/chattr.1.in +++ b/misc/chattr.1.in @@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ to the file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute. .PP A file with the `j' attribute has all of its data written to the ext3 -journal before being written to the file itself, if the filesystem is -mounted with the "data=ordered" or "data=writeback" options. When the +or ext4 journal before being written to the file itself, if the filesystem +is mounted with the "data=ordered" or "data=writeback" options. When the filesystem is mounted with the "data=journal" option all file data is already journalled and this attribute has no effect. Only the superuser or a process possessing the CAP_SYS_RESOURCE @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The `c', 's', and `u' attributes are not honored by the ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystems as implemented in the current mainline Linux kernels. .PP -The `j' option is only useful if the filesystem is mounted as ext3. +The `j' option is only useful if the filesystem is mounted as ext3 or ext4. .PP The `D' option is only useful on Linux kernel 2.5.19 and later. .SH AVAILABILITY