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mkproto(8)							    mkproto(8)

NAME
       mkproto - Constructs a prototype file system

SYNOPSIS
       mkproto special proto

DESCRIPTION
       The mkproto command is used to bootstrap a new file system. First a new
       file system is created using newfs.  mkproto is then used to copy files
       from  the  old  file  system  into the new file system according to the
       directions found in the prototype file proto. The prototype  file  con‐
       tains tokens separated by spaces or newlines. The first tokens comprise
       the specification for the root directory.  File specifications  consist
       of  tokens, giving the mode, the user ID, the group ID, and the initial
       contents of the file. The syntax of the contents field depends  on  the
       mode.

       The  mode token for a file is a 6-character string. The first character
       specifies the type of the file. (The characters -bcd  specify  regular,
       block-special,  character-special,  and directory files, respectively.)
       The second character of the type is either a u or a - (dash) to specify
       setuid mode or not. The third character is either a g or a - (dash) for
       the setgid mode. The rest of the mode is a 3-digit octal number, giving
       the owner, group, and other read, write, execute permissions.  (See the
       chmod(1) command for more information.)

       Two decimal number tokens come after the mode; they  specify  the  user
       and  group IDs of the owner of the file: If the file is a regular file,
       the next token is a pathname from  which	 the  contents	and  size  are
       copied.	 If  the  file is a block-special or a character-special file,
       two decimal number tokens follow, giving the  major  and	 minor	device
       numbers.	 If the file is a directory, mkproto makes the entries . (dot)
       and .. (dot dot) and then reads a list of names and (recursively)  file
       specifications for the entries in the directory. The scan is terminated
       with the token $.

       The following listing shows a sample prototype specification.

       d--777 3 1 usr	 d--777 3 1
	      sh     ---755 3 1 /bin/sh
	      ken    d--755 6 1
		     $
	      b0     b--644 3 1 0 0
	      c0     c--644 3 1 0 0
	      $ $

FILES
       Specifies the command path

SEE ALSO
       Commands: fsck(8), fsdb(8), newfs(8)

								    mkproto(8)

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