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author | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-12-21 19:38:32 +0000 |
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committer | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-12-21 19:38:32 +0000 |
commit | 3f0c882398e626cd92503b1bd964a32e89f818dc (patch) | |
tree | 73e2935fe138615f4ec2d430fb7fbf6ae8fa9a80 /chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml | |
parent | aaa3260c039e40d68545922b64199b039da6af7b (diff) |
Removed the text in chapter 06.
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diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml index a26b496e3..f840bdcc2 100644 --- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml +++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml @@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs"><primary sortas="a-E2fsprogs">E2fsprogs</primary></indexterm> <sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>The E2fsprogs package contains the utilities for handling the ext2 -file system. It also supports the ext3 journaling file system.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> @@ -19,18 +17,12 @@ file system. It also supports the ext3 journaling file system.</para> <seglistitem><seg>0.6 SBU</seg><seg>4.9 MB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>E2fsprogs installation depends on</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, -Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed, Texinfo</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of E2fsprogs</title> -<para>It is recommended to build E2fsprogs in a subdirectory of the source tree: -</para> +<para>Create a build directory:</para> <screen><userinput>mkdir build cd build</userinput></screen> @@ -40,39 +32,6 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput>../configure --prefix=/usr --with-root-prefix="" \ --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-evms</userinput></screen> -<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para> - -<variablelist> -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>--with-root-prefix=""</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>Certain programs (such as the <command>e2fsck</command> -program) are considered essential programs. -When, for example, <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> isn't -mounted, these essential programs have to be available. They belong in -directories like <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and -<filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option isn't passed -to E2fsprogs's configure, the programs are placed in the -<filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory, which is not what we -want.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>--enable-elf-shlibs</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This creates -the shared libraries which some programs in this package use.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><parameter>--disable-evms</parameter></term> -<listitem><para>This disables the building of the Enterprise Volume Management -System (EVMS) plugin. This plugin is not up-to-date with the latest EVMS -internal interfaces and EVMS is not installed as part of a base LFS system, so -the plugin is not required. See the -<ulink url="http://evms.sourceforge.net/">EVMS homepage</ulink> for more -information regarding EVMS itself.</para></listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> @@ -90,240 +49,9 @@ information regarding EVMS itself.</para></listitem> </sect2> - - <sect2 id="contents-e2fsprogs" role="content"><title>Contents of E2fsprogs</title> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> -<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>badblocks, blkid, chattr, -compile_et, debugfs, dumpe2fs, e2fsck, e2image, e2label, findfs, fsck, -fsck.ext2, fsck.ext3, logsave, lsattr, mk_cmds, mke2fs, mkfs.ext2, mkfs.ext3, -mklost+found, resize2fs, tune2fs and uuidgen.</seg> -<seg>libblkid.[a,so], libcom_err.[a,so], libe2p.[a,so], libext2fs.[a,so], libss.[a,so] and -libuuid.[a,so]</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> - -<varlistentry id="badblocks"> -<term><command>badblocks</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs badblocks"><primary sortas="b-badblocks">badblocks</primary></indexterm> -<para>searches a device (usually a disk partition) for bad blocks.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="blkid"> -<term><command>blkid</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs blkid"><primary sortas="b-blkid">blkid</primary></indexterm> -<para>is a command line utility to locate and print block device attributes.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="chattr"> -<term><command>chattr</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs chattr"><primary sortas="b-chattr">chattr</primary></indexterm> -<para>changes the attributes of files on a second extended (ext2) file system, and -also ext3 file systems, the journaling version of ext2 file systems.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="compile_et"> -<term><command>compile_et</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs compile_et"><primary sortas="b-compile_et">compile_et</primary></indexterm> -<para>is an error table compiler. It -converts a table of error-code names and messages into a C source file -suitable for use with the <filename class="libraryfile">com_err</filename> library.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="debugfs"> -<term><command>debugfs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs debugfs"><primary sortas="b-debugfs">debugfs</primary></indexterm> -<para>is a file system debugger. It can be -used to examine and change the state of an ext2 file system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="dumpe2fs"> -<term><command>dumpe2fs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs dumpe2fs"><primary sortas="b-dumpe2fs">dumpe2fs</primary></indexterm> -<para>prints the super block and blocks group -information for the file system present on a given device.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="e2fsck"> -<term><command>e2fsck</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2fsck"><primary sortas="b-e2fsck">e2fsck</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to check, and optionally repair, -second extended (ext2) file systems, and also ext3 file systems.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="e2image"> -<term><command>e2image</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2image"><primary sortas="b-e2image">e2image</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to save critical ext2 file system data to a file.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="e2label"> -<term><command>e2label</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2label"><primary sortas="b-e2label">e2label</primary></indexterm> -<para>will display or change the file system -label on the ext2 file system present on a given device.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="findfs"> -<term><command>findfs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs findfs"><primary sortas="b-findfs">findfs</primary></indexterm> -<para>finds a file system by label or UUID (Universally Unique Identifier).</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="fsck"> -<term><command>fsck</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck"><primary sortas="b-fsck">fsck</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems. By default it checks the -file systems listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename></para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="logsave"> -<term><command>logsave</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs logsave"><primary sortas="b-logsave">logsave</primary></indexterm> -<para>saves the output of a command in a log file.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="lsattr"> -<term><command>lsattr</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs lsattr"><primary sortas="b-lsattr">lsattr</primary></indexterm> -<para>lists the attributes of files on a second extended file system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="mk_cmds"> -<term><command>mk_cmds</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mk_cmds"><primary sortas="b-mk_cmds">mk_cmds</primary></indexterm> -<para>converts a table of command names -and help messages into a C source file suitable for use with the -<filename class="libraryfile">libss</filename> subsystem library.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="mke2fs"> -<term><command>mke2fs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mke2fs"><primary sortas="b-mke2fs">mke2fs</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to create a second extended file system on the given device.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="mklost-found"> -<term><command>mklost+found</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mklost-found"><primary sortas="b-mklost+found">mklost+found</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used to create a -<filename class="directory">lost+found</filename> directory on a second extended file system. -It pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of e2fsck.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="resize2fs"> -<term><command>resize2fs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs resize2fs"><primary sortas="b-resize2fs">resize2fs</primary></indexterm> -<para>can be used to enlarge or shrink an ext2 file system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="tune2fs"> -<term><command>tune2fs</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs tune2fs"><primary sortas="b-tune2fs">tune2fs</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used adjust tunable file system -parameters on a second extended file system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="uuidgen"> -<term><command>uuidgen</command></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs uuidgen"><primary sortas="b-uuidgen">uuidgen</primary></indexterm> -<para>creates new UUID. Each new UUID can reasonably be considered unique -among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other systems, in the -past and in the future.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libblkid"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libblkid</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libblkid"><primary sortas="c-libblkid">libblkid</primary></indexterm> -<para>contains routines for device identification and token extraction.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libcom_err"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libcom_err</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libcom_err"><primary sortas="c-libcom_err">libcom_err</primary></indexterm> -<para>is the common error display routine.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libe2p"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libe2p</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libe2p"><primary sortas="c-libe2p">libe2p</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libext2fs"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libext2fs</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libext2fs"><primary sortas="c-libext2fs">libext2fs</primary></indexterm> -<para>contains routines to enable user-level -programs to manipulate an ext2 file system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libss"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libss</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libss"><primary sortas="c-libss">libss</primary></indexterm> -<para>is used by <command>debugfs</command>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libuuid"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libuuid</filename></term> -<listitem> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libuuid"><primary sortas="c-libuuid">libuuid</primary></indexterm> -<para>contains routines for generating unique -identifiers for objects that may be accessible beyond the local system.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> +<para>See testing</para> </sect2> |