Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Linux

Commands

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-part

Generate an HFS partition table. The default is not to generate

the table.

-probe

Search the contents of files for known Apple or Unix file types.

--format

Look for Macintosh files of the specified file format type. The

valid formats are cap (Apple/Unix File System (AUFS) CAP

files), netatalk, double, ethershare, ushare, exchange, sgi,

xinet, macbin, single, dave, and sfm.

mklost+found

mklost+found

System administration command. Create a lost+found directory in

the current working directory. Intended for Linux Second

Extended Filesystems.

mkmanifest

mkmanifest [files]

Create a list of filenames and their DOS 8.3 equivalents in the form

of a series of mv commands. By default, the output is written to

standard output; to create a shell script, redirect the output to a

file. Useful if you use mcopy to move the files to an MS-DOS

diskette, and you want to be able to later restore them to a Linux

system. Files with names that already fit into the 8.3 format are not

written to the manifest. See mtools for more information.

Example

$ mkmanifest mylong.filename.html mylonger.filename.html \

> mymanifest

$ cat mymanifest

mv mylongxf.htm mylong.filename.html

mv mylonger.htm mylonger.filename.html

The file mymanifest can later be made executable and run to

rename the files to their ...