+xfsprogs (1.2.7) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * New xfs_freeze(8) command - volume manager snapshot helper
+
+ -- Nathan Scott <nathans@debian.org> Tue, 22 May 2001 17:22:32 +1000
+
xfsprogs (1.2.6) unstable; urgency=low
* Merge support for -d agsize=/su=/sw= (AG, stripe unit/width size)
+xfsprogs-1.2.7 (22 May 2001)
+ - new xfs_freeze(8) command - volume manager snapshot helper
+
xfsprogs-1.2.6 (15 May 2001)
- merge support for -d agsize=/su=/sw= (AG, stripe unit/width size)
- merge support for dynamic configuration of default log size
xfs_freeze \- suspend access to an XFS filesystem
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
-\f3xfs_freeze\f1 [ \f3\-fu\f1 ] [ \f3-t\f1 mtab ] mount-point
+\f3xfs_freeze\f1 [ \f3\-fu\f1 ] mount-point
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I xfs_freeze
-Suspend and resume access to an XFS filesystem (see
+suspends and resumes access to an XFS filesystem (see
.IR xfs (5)).
The
.I mount-point
The filesystem must be mounted to be frozen (see
.IR mount (8)).
.I xfs_freeze
-is intended to be used with volume managers and hardware raid devices which
-support snapshotting,
+is intended to be used with volume managers and hardware raid devices
+which support the creation of snapshots,
.I xfs_freeze
will halt new access to the filesystem and create a stable image on disk
suitable for using as a snapshot.
.B \-u
Specifies that the filesystem should be unfrozen and new modifications
allowed.
-.TP
-.B \-t
-Specifies an alternate mount table file (default is
-.IR /etc/mtab ).
-This is used when working with filesystems mounted without writing to
-.I /etc/mtab
-file - refer to
-.BR mount (8)
-for further details.
.SH SEE ALSO
lvm(8),
mount(8).