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xfs_protofile
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NAME
xfs_protofile - create a protofile for use with mkfs.xfsSYNOPSIS
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 derived from 3rd edition Unix.OPTIONS
- path
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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.