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.TH FSSNAP 8 "Aug 11, 2004"
.SH NAME
fssnap \- create temporary snapshots of a file system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBfssnap\fR [\fB-F\fR \fIFSType\fR] [\fB-V\fR] \fB-o\fR \fIspecial_options\fR \fI/mount/point\fR
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBfssnap \fR \fB-d\fR [\fB-F\fR \fI FSType\fR] [\fB-V\fR] \fI/mount/point\fR | \fIdev\fR
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBfssnap\fR \fB-i\fR [\fB-F\fR \fIFSType\fR] [\fB-V\fR] [\fB-o\fR \fIspecial_options\fR]
     [\fI/mount/point\fR | \fIdev\fR]
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBfssnap\fR command creates a stable, read-only snapshot of a file system
when given either an active mount point or a special device containing a
mounted file system, as in the first form of the synopsis. A snapshot is a
temporary image of a file system intended for backup operations.
.sp
.LP
While the snapshot file system is stable and consistent, an application
updating files when the snapshot is created might leave these files in an
internally inconsistent, truncated, or otherwise unusable state. In such a
case, the snapshot will contain these partially written or corrupted files. It
is a good idea to ensure active applications are suspended or checkpointed and
their associated files are also consistent during snapshot creation.
.sp
.LP
File access times are not updated while the snapshot is being created.
.sp
.LP
A path to the virtual device that contains this snapshot is printed to standard
output when a snapshot is created.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
.LP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-d\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Deletes the snapshot associated with the given file system.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-F\fR \fIFSType\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Specifies the file system type to be used. The \fBFSType\fR should either be
specified here or be determined by matching the block special device with an
entry in the \fB/etc/vfstab\fR table, or by consulting \fB/etc/default/fs\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-i\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Displays the state of any given \fBFSType\fR snapshot. If a mount-point or
device is not given, a list of all snapshots on the system is displayed. When a
mount-point or device is specified, detailed information is provided for the
specified file system snapshot by default. The format and meaning of this
information is file-system dependent. See the \fBFSType\fR-specific
\fBfssnap\fR man page for details.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-o\fR \fIspecial_options\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
See the \fBFSType\fR-specific man page for \fBfssnap\fR.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB-V\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
Echoes the complete command line, but does not execute the command.
.RE

.SH OPERANDS
.sp
.LP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fI/mount/point\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 16n
The directory where the file system resides.
.RE

.SH EXAMPLES
.sp
.LP
See \fBFSType\fR-specific man pages for examples.
.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB>\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
An error occurred.
.RE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/vfstab\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 19n
Specifies file system type.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/default/fs\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 19n
Specifies the default local file system type.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR attributes (7),
.BR fssnap_ufs (8)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
This command might not be supported for all \fBFSTypes\fR.