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Date:      Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:08:21 -0500
From:      Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com>
To:        Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: geom, glabel, and related terminology
Message-ID:  <g2t179b97fb1004270708rbd891ff7yc381646b31427371@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:49 AM, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> wro=
te:
> I'm a little bit confused about some of the file system terminology.
>
> What exactly is a GEOM label? =A0What does it mean to have one or for
> one to be stopped?
> What is a GEOM provider?
> What is the difference between a bsd label and a geom label?
>
> If you could provide a high level overview the terminology it would
> help me immensely.

$ man 4 geom

It's on my reading list as well ;)

-Brandon



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