Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:52:25 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: JoeB <barbish@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FBSDQ <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: what is mtree command used for Message-ID: <20030120025224.GJ7909@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGIEPNDDAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGIEPNDDAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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In the last episode (Jan 19), JoeB said: > Read man mtree, but it does not describe when or for what purpose > you would use the mtree command. > > Would someone explain when to use the mtree command? You can use it to create directories and enforce permissions (the installworld target uses it like this). You can also validate an existing filesystem against mtree output generated in the past. You can build a tripwire-like program this way. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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