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| author | Tim Kientzle <kientzle@gmail.com> | 2011-12-23 22:44:05 -0500 |
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| committer | Tim Kientzle <kientzle@gmail.com> | 2011-12-23 22:44:05 -0500 |
| commit | f14f226b0986a304dc5bfe2dc22aacb5843b4cbf (patch) | |
| tree | 864931ff99f84c3dece86de5ea9d57b516ab4166 /libarchive/cpio.5 | |
| parent | 5b4982981b19318cb5f014cfc38f334932c5ff71 (diff) | |
| download | libarchive-f14f226b0986a304dc5bfe2dc22aacb5843b4cbf.tar.gz | |
Put BUGS section at end, following mdoc conventions.
SVN-Revision: 3975
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diff --git a/libarchive/cpio.5 b/libarchive/cpio.5 index f5446281..13a4445b 100644 --- a/libarchive/cpio.5 +++ b/libarchive/cpio.5 @@ -268,31 +268,6 @@ data, including ACLs and extended attributes, as special entries in cpio archives. .Pp XXX Others? XXX -.Sh BUGS -The -.Dq CRC -format is mis-named, as it uses a simple checksum and -not a cyclic redundancy check. -.Pp -The old binary format is limited to 16 bits for user id, -group id, device, and inode numbers. -It is limited to 4 gigabyte file sizes. -.Pp -The old ASCII format is limited to 18 bits for -the user id, group id, device, and inode numbers. -It is limited to 8 gigabyte file sizes. -.Pp -The new ASCII format is limited to 4 gigabyte file sizes. -.Pp -None of the cpio formats store user or group names, -which are essential when moving files between systems with -dissimilar user or group numbering. -.Pp -Especially when writing older cpio variants, it may be necessary -to map actual device/inode values to synthesized values that -fit the available fields. -With very large filesystems, this may be necessary even for -the newer formats. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr cpio 1 , .Xr tar 5 @@ -323,3 +298,28 @@ license. The character format was adopted as part of .St -p1003.1-88 . XXX when did "newc" appear? Who invented it? When did HP come out with their variant? When did Sun introduce ACLs and extended attributes? XXX +.Sh BUGS +The +.Dq CRC +format is mis-named, as it uses a simple checksum and +not a cyclic redundancy check. +.Pp +The old binary format is limited to 16 bits for user id, +group id, device, and inode numbers. +It is limited to 4 gigabyte file sizes. +.Pp +The old ASCII format is limited to 18 bits for +the user id, group id, device, and inode numbers. +It is limited to 8 gigabyte file sizes. +.Pp +The new ASCII format is limited to 4 gigabyte file sizes. +.Pp +None of the cpio formats store user or group names, +which are essential when moving files between systems with +dissimilar user or group numbering. +.Pp +Especially when writing older cpio variants, it may be necessary +to map actual device/inode values to synthesized values that +fit the available fields. +With very large filesystems, this may be necessary even for +the newer formats. |