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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/makefs/makefs.8')
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/makefs/makefs.8 b/usr.sbin/makefs/makefs.8 index b9fb10e..9fe5c01 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/makefs/makefs.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/makefs/makefs.8 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ .Os .Sh NAME .Nm makefs -.Nd create a file system image from a directory tree +.Nd create a file system image from a directory tree or a mtree manifest .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl x @@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ .Op Fl s Ar image-size .Op Fl t Ar fs-type .Ar image-file -.Ar directory +.Ar directory | manifest .Sh DESCRIPTION The utility .Nm creates a file system image into .Ar image-file from the directory tree -.Ar directory . +.Ar directory +or from the mtree manifest +.Ar manifest . No special devices or privileges are required to perform this task. .Pp The options are as follows: @@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ as an .Xr mtree 8 .Sq specfile specification. +This option has no effect when the image is created from a mtree manifest +rather than a directory. .Pp If a specfile entry exists in the underlying file system, its permissions and modification time will be used unless specifically @@ -330,6 +334,7 @@ Use RockRidge extensions (for longer filenames, etc.). Volume set identifier of the image. .El .Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mtree 5 , .Xr mtree 8 , .Xr newfs 8 .Sh HISTORY |
