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author | Matthew Leeds <matthew.leeds@endlessm.com> | 2018-04-17 14:35:52 -0700 |
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committer | Atomic Bot <atomic-devel@projectatomic.io> | 2018-04-19 13:35:15 +0000 |
commit | 972a1921f517f5b2ae0aafed42224161fb4bb6d8 (patch) | |
tree | f0f6a82cc2987e5a077738e26c61d4010841db0b /man | |
parent | cf7888840130d1fe718c36f2a1155c06ffb90e92 (diff) | |
download | ostree-972a1921f517f5b2ae0aafed42224161fb4bb6d8.tar.gz |
man: Add man page for create-usb
Closes: #1543
Approved by: cgwalters
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r-- | man/ostree-create-usb.xml | 127 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/ostree-find-remotes.xml | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/ostree.xml | 9 |
3 files changed, 142 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/man/ostree-create-usb.xml b/man/ostree-create-usb.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d250d915 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/ostree-create-usb.xml @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- +Copyright 2018 Matthew Leeds <matthew.leeds@endlessm.com> + +SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.0+ + +This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public +License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either +version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + +This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +Lesser General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public +License along with this library; if not, write to the +Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, +Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +--> + +<refentry id="ostree"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>ostree create-usb</title> + <productname>OSTree</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Matthew</firstname> + <surname>Leeds</surname> + <email>matthew.leeds@endlessm.com</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>ostree create-usb</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>ostree-create-usb</refname> + <refpurpose>Put the given refs on an external drive for P2P distribution.</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>ostree create-usb</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="req">MOUNT-PATH</arg> <arg choice="req">COLLECTION-ID REF</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">COLLECTION-ID REF</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para> + This command creates a repository in MOUNT-PATH and pulls the given + REF(s) into it so they can be found and pulled from (perhaps by another computer that's offline). + See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree-find-remotes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more information on P2P distribution. + </para> + <para> + In order for ostree to pull refs from a mounted filesystem (such as + a USB drive) the repo must be in a standard location. Specifically, + subdirectories of <filename>.ostree/repos.d</filename> are checked, + then <filename>.ostree/repo</filename>, <filename>ostree/repo</filename>, + and <filename>var/lib/flatpak/repo</filename> are checked. By default + <command>ostree create-usb</command> uses <filename>.ostree/repo</filename>, + but if you specify another location using <option>--destination-repo</option> + a symbolic link will be created for you in <filename>.ostree/repos.d</filename>. + </para> + <para> + This command will regenerate the <filename>summary</filename> file + in the destination repo so that it stays accurate, so you shouldn't + try to use summary signatures in the destination repo. This + shouldn't be a concern because clients that support pulling from + USB mounts use signed per-repo and per-commit metadata instead of + summary signatures. + </para> + <para> + This command relies on the summary file in the source repo, so you + may want to run <command>ostree summary -u</command> before running + this command. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--disable-fsync</option></term> + + <listitem><para> + Do not invoke fsync(). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--destination-repo</option>=DEST</term> + + <listitem><para> + Create the repository in DEST under MOUNT-PATH, rather than + the default location. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Example</title> + <para><command>ostree --repo=/var/lib/flatpak/repo create-usb /run/media/mwleeds/f6d04c7a-60f6-4ba3-bb96-0f40498675be com.exampleos.Apps app/org.kde.Khangman/x86_64/stable com.exampleos.Apps ostree-metadata com.exampleos.Apps appstream/x86_64</command></para> +<programlisting> + +5 metadata, 213 content objects imported; 1 KiB transferred in 1 seconds Copied 3/3 refs successfully from ‘/var/lib/flatpak/repo’ to ‘.ostree/repo’ repository in ‘/run/media/mwleeds/f6d04c7a-60f6-4ba3-bb96-0f40498675be’. + +</programlisting> + </refsect1> +</refentry> diff --git a/man/ostree-find-remotes.xml b/man/ostree-find-remotes.xml index f0208b7c..15f5a516 100644 --- a/man/ostree-find-remotes.xml +++ b/man/ostree-find-remotes.xml @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. default set of finders (sources for remotes) using the <option>--finders</option> option documented below. </para> + <para> + The <command>create-usb</command> command is the recommended way to + put refs on a USB such that <command>find-remotes</command> will + discover them. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree-create-usb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> </refsect1> <refsect1> diff --git a/man/ostree.xml b/man/ostree.xml index 06076c45..8a79cd04 100644 --- a/man/ostree.xml +++ b/man/ostree.xml @@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> + <!-- FIXME: Uncomment this when it's no longer experimental + <varlistentry> + <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree-create-usb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term> + + <listitem><para> + Put the given refs on an external drive for P2P distribution. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry>--> + <varlistentry> <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree-diff</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term> |