xfs_protofile(8) — Linux manual page

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xfs_protofile(8)         System Manager's Manual         xfs_protofile(8)

NAME top

       xfs_protofile - create a protofile for use with mkfs.xfs

SYNOPSIS top

       xfs_protofile path [ paths...  ]
       xfs_protofile -V

DESCRIPTION top

       xfs_protofile walks a directory tree to generate a protofile.  The
       protofile format is specified in the mkfs.xfs(8) manual page and
       is derived from 3rd edition Unix.

OPTIONS top

       path   Create protofile directives to copy this path into the root
              directory.  If the path is a directory, protofile
              directives will be emitted to replicate the entire subtree
              as a subtree of the root directory.  If the path is a not a
              directory, protofile directives will be emitted to create
              the file as an entry in the root directory.  The first path
              must resolve to a directory.

BUGS top

       Filenames cannot contain spaces.  Extended attributes are not
       copied into the filesystem.

COLOPHON top

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