xfs_protofile8
Create a protofile for use with mkfs.xfs
Usage
xfs_protofile path
[paths ...]
xfs_protofile -V
Overview
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
- 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.