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diff --git a/system_cmds/mkfile.tproj/mkfile.8 b/system_cmds/mkfile.tproj/mkfile.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d67fbfc --- /dev/null +++ b/system_cmds/mkfile.tproj/mkfile.8 @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.\" (c) 1997 Apple Computer, Inc. +.TH MKFILE 8 "1 September 1997" +.SH NAME +mkfile \- create a file +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B mkfile +.RB [ " -nv " ] +.I size\c +[\c +.BR b | k | m | g\c +] +.IR filename " .\|.\|." +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B mkfile +creates one or more files that are suitable for use as +.SM NFS-\s0mounted +swap areas. The sticky bit is set, and +the file is padded with zeroes by default. +Non-root users must set the sticky bit using +chmod(1). +The default size unit is bytes, but the following suffixes +may be used to multiply by the given factor: +.B b +(512), +.B k +(1024), +.B m +(1048576), and +.B g +(1073741824). +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.B \-n +Create an empty +.IR filename . +The size is noted, but disk blocks aren't allocated until data is +written to them. +.TP +.B \-v +Verbose. Report the names and sizes of created files. +.SH WARNING +If a client's swap file is removed and recreated, it must be +re-exported before the client will be able to access it. +This action may only be done when the client is not running. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.TP +chmod(2), stat(2), sticky(7) |