mksnap_ffs(8)

NAME

mksnap_ffs - take a file system snapshot

SYNOPSIS

mksnap_ffs mountpoint snapshot_name

DESCRIPTION

The mksnap_ffs utility creates a snapshot named

snapshot_name on the file
system mounted at mountpoint. The snapshot_name argument

must be contained within the file system mounted at mountpoint.

The group ownership of the file is set to ``operator''; the

owner of the
file remains ``root''. The mode of the snapshot is set to

be readable by
the owner or members of the ``operator'' group.

SEE ALSO

chmod(2), chown(8), mount(8)

HISTORY

The mksnap_ffs utility first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.

BSD January 19, 2003

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