source: postlfs/filesystems/reiser.xml@ 952c2494

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  <!ENTITY reiser-download-http "&kernel-dl;/linux/kernel/people/jeffm/reiserfsprogs/v&reiser-version;/reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY reiser-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY reiser-md5sum        "90c139542725efc6da3a6b1709695395">
  <!ENTITY reiser-size          "439 KB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-buildsize     "13 MB">
  <!ENTITY reiser-time          "0.2 SBU">
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<sect1 id="reiserfs" xreflabel="reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="reiserfs.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>reiserfsprogs-&reiser-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="reiserfs">
    <primary sortas="a-reiserfs">reiserfsprogs</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to reiserfsprogs</title>

    <para>The <application>reiserfsprogs</application> package contains various
    utilities for use with the Reiser file system.</para>

    &lfs82_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&reiser-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&reiser-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &reiser-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &reiser-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &reiser-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &reiser-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/reiser"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="kernel" id='reiserfs-kernel'>
    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>Enable the following option in the kernel configuration
    and recompile the kernel:</para>

<screen><literal>File systems ---&gt;
  &lt;*/M&gt; Reiserfs support [CONFIG_REISERFS_FS]</literal></screen>

    <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfs-kernel">
      <primary sortas="d-reiseerfs">Reiserfs Programs</primary>
    </indexterm>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of reiserfsprogs</title>

    <para>Install <application>reiserfsprogs</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>autoreconf -fiv             &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr   \
            --sbindir=/sbin &amp;&amp;

make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <parameter>--sbindir=/sbin</parameter>: This switch ensures that the
      <application>reiserfsprogs</application> utilities are installed in
      <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and
        resize_reiserfs</seg>
        <seg>libreiserfscore.so</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/reiserfs</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="debugreiserfs">
        <term><command>debugreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>can sometimes help to solve problems with
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file systems. If it is called
          without options, it prints the super block of any
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file
          system found on the device.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs debugreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-debugreiserfs">debugreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mkreiserfs">
        <term><command>mkreiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>creates a <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs mkreiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-mkreiserfs">mkreiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfsck">
        <term><command>reiserfsck</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to check or repair a
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfsck">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfsck">reiserfsck</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reiserfstune">
        <term><command>reiserfstune</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used for tuning the <application>ReiserFS</application>
          journal. <emphasis>WARNING</emphasis>: Don't use this utility without
          first reading the man page thoroughly.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs reiserfstune">
            <primary sortas="b-reiserfstune">reiserfstune</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="resize_reiserfs">
        <term><command>resize_reiserfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is used to resize an unmounted
          <application>ReiserFS</application> file system.</para>
          <indexterm zone="reiserfs resize_reiserfs">
            <primary sortas="b-resize_reiserfs">resize_reiserfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>