From 3474a6a9811eaa7bcc9fe614b469c0390c9fba13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schmitt Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:33:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Published coordination rules for -cut_out, -compare and -update --- xorriso/xorriso.1 | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1 index ebbd88f0..0a65ac26 100644 --- a/xorriso/xorriso.1 +++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1 @@ -613,14 +613,13 @@ E.g: .br /file/part_3_of_3_at_4094m_with_2047m_of_5753194821 .br --cut_out is not yet coordinated with -compare_r and -update_r. -But the names of the part files in this example already follow a -future convention by which xorriso will be able to recognize +-cut_out is coordinated with -compare* and -update* if the names of the +part files follow a convention by which xorriso is able to recognize file parts and process them accordingly: .br -A disk file gets mapped to a ISO directory. Its split parts -have names which describe the splitting by 5 numbers which are separated -by some text: +A disk file gets mapped to an ISO directory containing its split parts +as regular files. The parts have names which describe the splitting +by 5 numbers which are separated by some non-numerical text: .br part_number, total_parts, byte_offset, byte_count, disk_path_size .br @@ -631,7 +630,13 @@ even if leading zeros are present. Not all parts have to be present on the same media. But those parts which are present have to sit in the same directory. No other files are allowed in there. Parts have to be disjoint. Their numbers have -to be plausible. byte_count must be valid as -cut_out argument. +to be plausible. E.g. byte_count must be valid as -cut_out argument +and it must be the same with all parts. +.br +If the disk file grows enough to need new parts then those get added +to the directory if it already contains all parts of the old disk file. +If not all parts are present, then only those present parts will +be updated. .TP \fB\-rm\fR iso_rr_path [***] Delete the given files from the ISO image. @@ -1695,7 +1700,7 @@ enter option and arguments : .br enter option and arguments : .br -.B \-add /pictures/confidential/work_office /pictures/confidential/work_factory +.B \-add /pictures/confidential/office /pictures/confidential/factory .br enter option and arguments : .br @@ -1849,7 +1854,7 @@ Always have a blank media ready to perform a full backup in case the update attempt fails. An overview of sessions is given by option -toc. .br \fBBetter do not use your youngest backup for -update_r\fR. -Have at least two media which you use alternating. So only older backups +Have at least two media which you use alternatingly. So only older backups get endangered by the new write operation, while the newest backup is stored safely on a different media. .br