zfs.8: Relative paths must start with ./

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diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index cce536ec728e24922dfc3396ebcfe17c79de003f..401de0378617e80555f2f91ca5677a25b3207b55 100644 (file)
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ For file systems, indicates whether the file system is currently mounted. This p
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-For cloned file systems or volumes, the snapshot from which the clone was created. See also the \fBclones\fR property.
+For cloned file systems or volumes, the snapshot from which the clone was created. The origin cannot be destroyed (even with the \fB-r\fR or \fB-f\fR options) so long as a clone exists. See also the \fBclones\fR property.
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@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ comma-separated list to identify multiple snapshots.
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-If the snapshot does not qualify for immediate destruction, rather than returning an error, it is marked for deferred destruction. In this state, it exists as a usable, visible snapshot until both of the preconditions listed above are met, at which point it is destroyed.
+If a snapshot does not qualify for immediate destruction, rather than returning an error, it is marked for deferred destruction. In this state, it exists as a usable, visible snapshot until both of the preconditions listed above are met, at which point it is destroyed.
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@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ Recursively rename the snapshots of all descendent datasets. Snapshots are the o
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-Lists the property information for the given datasets in tabular form. If a mount point is specified, it can be an absolute pathname or a relative pathname as long as it contains a slash (e.g. \fBzfs list ./\fR). By default, all file systems and volumes are displayed. Snapshots are displayed if the pool's \fBlistsnapshots\fR property is \fBon\fR (the default is \fBoff\fR). When listing hundreds or thousands of snapshots performance can be improved by restricting the output to only the name.  In that case, it is recommended to use \fB-o name -s name\fR. The following fields are displayed by default: \fBname, used, available, referenced, mountpoint\fR
+Lists the property information for the given datasets in tabular form. If a mount point is specified, it can be an absolute pathname or a relative pathname starting with "./"  (e.g. \fBzfs list ./\fR). By default, all file systems and volumes are displayed. Snapshots are displayed if the pool's \fBlistsnapshots\fR property is \fBon\fR (the default is \fBoff\fR). When listing hundreds or thousands of snapshots performance can be improved by restricting the output to only the name.  In that case, it is recommended to use \fB-o name -s name\fR. The following fields are displayed by default: \fBname, used, available, referenced, mountpoint\fR
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