+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #467512 +++ # su - oracle -bash-3.2$ db-control Available commands: backup - Backup the RHN Oracle Instance examine - Display information about an RHN Oracle Instance backup extend - Increase the RHN Oracle Instance tablespace gather-stats - Gather statistics on RHN Oracle database objects help - Display command summary report - Show database space report report-stats - Show tables with stale or empty statistics restore - Restore the RHN Oracle Instance from backup shrink-segments - Shrink RHN Oracle database segments start - Start the RHN Oracle Instance status - Show database status stop - Stop the RHN Oracle Instance tablesizes - Show space report for each table verify - Verify an RHN Oracle Instance backup -bash-3.2$ So the db-control has 14 possible commands. The man page lists 14 options in the OPTIONS section. However, the SYNOPSIS section only shows 13, with tablesizes missing.
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Fixed in Spacewalk master, de26a40ec4086b3e5cddb463ac60eaec7e0b3f22. Commit 7971549590d162a98e3de3e9ac54008edc5209bf is also kinda related.
Cherry picked to SATELLITE-5.4 as commit 719770b52c1512543254d85546b4dcf99c02ad6b Fixing POD formatting. Addressing POD ERRORS Hey! The above document had some coding errors, which are explained below: Around line 129: You forgot a ’=back’ before ’=head1’ (cherry picked from commit 7971549590d162a98e3de3e9ac54008edc5209bf) commit eb1b1e6cb43ebf43b3e584641742b48ac8bf2f3d 517455 - adding tablesizes to SYNOPSIS section of db-control man page. (cherry picked from commit de26a40ec4086b3e5cddb463ac60eaec7e0b3f22)
verified on all platforms
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: Previously, the synopsis of the manual page for the db-control utility did not include the description of the "tablesizes" command. With this update, this description has been added, and the synopsis now covers all available commands.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-1001.html