xfs_protofile(8) System Manager's Manual xfs_protofile(8)
NAME
xfs_protofile - create a protofile for use with mkfs.xfs
SYNOPSIS
xfs_protofile path [ paths... ]
xfs_protofile -V
DESCRIPTION
xfs_protofile walks a directory tree to generate a protofile. The
protofile format is specified in the mkfs.xfs(8) manual page and is de-
rived from 3rd edition Unix.
OPTIONS
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
Filenames cannot contain spaces. Extended attributes are not copied
into the filesystem.
xfs_protofile(8)
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