glfs/postlfs/filesystems/reiser.xml

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  <!ENTITY reiser-download-http "http://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY reiser-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY reiser-md5sum "b42cf15f6651c3ceff5cb84996c0d539">
  <!ENTITY reiser-size "400 KB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-buildsize "7.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-time "0.16 SBU">
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    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
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  <title>ReiserFS-&reiser-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="reiserfs">
    <primary sortas="a-ReiserFS">ReiserFS</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to ReiserFS</title>

    <para>The <application>ReiserFS</application> package contains various
    utilities for use with the Reiser file system.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&reiser-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&reiser-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &reiser-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &reiser-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &reiser-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &reiser-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/reiser"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of ReiserFS</title>

    <para>Install <application>ReiserFS</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &amp;&amp;
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><parameter>--prefix=/usr</parameter>: This ensures that
    the manual pages are installed in the correct location while still
    installing the programs in <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename> as
    they should be.</para>

    <para><parameter>--sbindir=/sbin</parameter>: This ensures that the
    <application>ReiserFS</application> utilities are installed in
    <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename> as they should be.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and
        resize_reiserfs</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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      <varlistentry id="debugreiserfs">
        <term><command>debugreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>can sometimes help to solve problems with
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file systems. If it is called
          without options, it prints the super block of any
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file
          system found on the device.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs debugreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-debugreiserfs">debugreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mkreiserfs">
        <term><command>mkreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>creates a <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs mkreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-mkreiserfs">mkreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfsck">
        <term><command>reiserfsck</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to check or repair a
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfsck">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfsck">reiserfsck</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfstune">
        <term><command>reiserfstune</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used for tuning the <application>ReiserFS</application>
          journal. <emphasis>WARNING</emphasis>: Don't use this utility without
          first reading the man page thoroughly.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfstune">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfstune">reiserfstune</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="resize_reiserfs">
        <term><command>resize_reiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to resize an unmounted
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs resize_reiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-resize_reiserfs">resize_reiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

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