blkid: add hint about lsblk to the man page
Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ library. It can determine the type of content (e.g. filesystem or swap)
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that a block device holds, and also the attributes (tokens, NAME=value pairs)
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that a block device holds, and also the attributes (tokens, NAME=value pairs)
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from the content metadata (e.g. LABEL or UUID fields).
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from the content metadata (e.g. LABEL or UUID fields).
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.PP
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.PP
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It is recommended to use
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.BR lsblk (8)
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command to get information about block devices rather than blkid.
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.BR lsblk (8)
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provides more information, better control on output formatting and it does not
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require root permissions to get actual information.
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.PP
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When
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When
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.I device
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.I device
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is specified, tokens from only this device are displayed.
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is specified, tokens from only this device are displayed.
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@ -302,7 +309,8 @@ and Karel Zak.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR libblkid (3),
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.BR libblkid (3),
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.BR findfs (8),
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.BR findfs (8),
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.BR wipefs (8)
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.BR wipefs (8),
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.BR lsblk (8),
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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The blkid command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
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The blkid command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
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ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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