From 13b8b0e5d3aca1e8d27416c8acf5d810d3258357 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Keil <fk@fabiankeil.de>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:56:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 283/325] geli(8): Document the search subcommand

Obtained from: ElectroBSD
---
 lib/geom/eli/geli.8 | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/geom/eli/geli.8 b/lib/geom/eli/geli.8
index 23bad1999806..dace8bc68254 100644
--- a/lib/geom/eli/geli.8
+++ b/lib/geom/eli/geli.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 15, 2020
+.Dd November 12, 2021
 .Dt GELI 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ utility:
 .Op Fl bBdDgGtT
 .Ar prov ...
 .Nm
+.Cm search
+.Ar prov
+.Nm
 .Cm setkey
 .Op Fl pPv
 .Op Fl i Ar iterations
@@ -547,6 +550,13 @@ subcommand.
 .It Fl T
 Disable TRIM/UNMAP passthru.
 .El
+.It Cm search
+Search for metadata on the provider, starting at the end and
+going backwards until valid metadata is found or the beginning
+of the provider is reached.
+This subcommand may be useful if, for example, the GPT partition
+data got corrupted or deleted while the data on the previously
+accessible partitions is still expected to be valid.
 .It Cm setkey
 Install a copy of the Master Key into the selected slot, encrypted with
 a new User Key.
-- 
2.32.0