NAME

       xfs_protofile - create a protofile for use with mkfs.xfs

SYNOPSIS

       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      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.

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