X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=vbig.1;fp=vbig.1;h=e137b9d0cf28a4fc78e2d5ff3b50068e5177315d;hb=7a584aa7a2ddda6b721e5152f9b5d8d2431f7f6d;hp=cb27a24f0d3f5beb8f1a33a2d4362becf85eb55b;hpb=394ceb18353471a9c8c2968fad3b3e67d1f145fd;p=vbig.git diff --git a/vbig.1 b/vbig.1 index cb27a24..e137b9d 100644 --- a/vbig.1 +++ b/vbig.1 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ vbig \- create or verify a large but pseudo-random file \fBvbig \-\-version .SH DESCRIPTION \fBvbig\fR creates a file of specified size full of predictable -psuedo-random data, and/or verifies that it has the expected contents. +pseudo-random data, and/or verifies that it has the expected contents. The intended use is to test whether storage media really do what they say on the tin. .PP @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Specifies the random seed to use. Optional. .TP .B --seed-file\fR, \fB-S \fISEED-FILE -Specifies wehre the random seed should be read from. The +Specifies where the random seed should be read from. The first \fISEED-LENGTH\fR bytes will be used, or the whole file if it is shorter. .TP @@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ Optional; default is 2048. .TP .B --both\fR, \fB-b Selects both mode. -\fIPATH\fR will be filled with \fISIZE\fR psuedo-random bytes and +\fIPATH\fR will be filled with \fISIZE\fR pseudo-random bytes and then read to check that it contains the data just written. This is the default. .TP .B --create\fR, \fB-c Selects create mode. -\fIPATH\fR will be filled with \fISIZE\fR psuedo-random bytes. +\fIPATH\fR will be filled with \fISIZE\fR pseudo-random bytes. .TP .B --verify\fR, \fB-v Selects verify mode.