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diff --git a/ext2ed/ext2ed.8.in b/ext2ed/ext2ed.8.in new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e827277 --- /dev/null +++ b/ext2ed/ext2ed.8.in @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.\" -*- nroff -*- +.TH EXT2ED 8 "@E2FSPROGS_MONTH@ @E2FSPROGS_YEAR@" "E2fsprogs version @E2FSPROGS_VERSION@" +.SH NAME +ext2ed \- ext2 file system editor +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B ext2ed +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B ext2ed +in an +.B editor +for the +.B second extended file system. +Its aim is to show you the various internal file system structures in an +intuitive form so that you would be able to easily understand and modify +them. +.SH DOCUMENTATION +The documentation is not available in man page format. Instead, I have +written three articles which are related to ext2ed: + +The first article is +.B The user's guide. +This article explains how to use ext2ed. + +The second article is +.B The Ext2fs overview. +This article gives an overview of internal structure of the ext2 file system. +You need to understand the internal layout in order to effectively edit +your file system. + +The third article is +.B EXT2ED - Design and implementation. +This article explains how I constructed ext2ed. You may want to have a look +in it if you plan to view or modify the source code. + +.SH WARNING + +.B +Do not use ext2ed on a mounted file system. + +.SH FILES +.TP +.I /usr/bin/ext2ed +The program itself. +.TP +.I @root_sysconfdir@/ext2ed.conf +ext2ed's configuration file. +.TP +.I @datadir@/ext2.descriptors +Definition of the various objects for the ext2 file system. +.TP +.I /var/log/ext2ed.log +Log file of actual changes made to the file system. +.TP +.I /usr/man/man8/ext2ed.8 +The manual page. +.TP +.I @datadir@/doc/ext2ed/user-guide-0.1.ps +The user's guide. +.TP +.I @datadir@/doc/ext2ed/Ext2fs-overview-0.1.ps +Technical overview of the ext2 file system. +.TP +.I @datadir@/doc/ext2ed/ext2ed-design-0.1.ps +EXT2ED design notes. + +.SH BUGS +File Systems bigger than 2 GB aren't yet supported. +.SH AUTHOR +Gadi Oxman <tgud@tochnapc2.technion.ac.il> +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR e2fsck (8), +.BR debugfs (8) |