GNU tar 1.34: Appendix F Genfile
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Appendix F Genfile
This appendix describes genfile
, an auxiliary program used in the GNU tar testsuite. If you are not interested in developing GNU tar, skip this appendix.
Initially, genfile
was used to generate data files for the testsuite, hence its name. However, new operation modes were being implemented as the testsuite grew more sophisticated, and now genfile
is a multi-purpose instrument.
There are three basic operation modes:
- File Generation
- This is the default mode. In this mode,
genfile
generates data files. - File Status
- In this mode
genfile
displays status of specified files. - Synchronous Execution.
- In this mode
genfile
executes the given program with ‘--checkpoint
’ option and executes a set of actions when specified checkpoints are reached.
F.1 Generate Mode | File Generation Mode. | |
F.2 Status Mode | File Status Mode. | |
F.3 Exec Mode | Synchronous Execution mode. |
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