08-18-2008
there is no problem in adding external storage. you can use scsi or fcal devices to expand your storage volume. you can mirror the drives with slvm (also known as sds).
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file-roller
file-roller(1) User Commands file-roller(1)
NAME
file-roller - create, view, modify, or unpack an archive
SYNOPSIS
file-roller [--add] [--add-to=archive] [--default-dir=folder] [--extract] [--extract-to=folder] [--force] [--help] [--usage]
DESCRIPTION
The File Roller application enables you to create, view, modify, or unpack an archive. An archive is a file that acts as a container for
other files. An archive can contain many files, folders, and subfolders, usually in compressed form.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--add Ask for the name of the archive, then add the files, then quit the application. You can also use -a to specify this
option.
--add-to=archive Add files to the specified archive, then quit the application. You can also use -d to specify this option.
--default-dir=folder Specify the default folder for the--add and --extract options.
--extract Ask for the name of the destination folder, then extract the files, then quit the application. You can also use -f
to specify this option.
--extract-to=folder Extract archives to the specified folder, then quit the application. You can also use -e to specify this option.
--force Create the destination folder without asking for confirmation.
--help Display help text. You can also use -? to specify this option.
--usage Display brief usage text.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Unpacking an Archive
example% file-roller --extract archive
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/file-roller Executable for File Roller application.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNW |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
File Roller Manual
NOTES
Written by Laszlo Kovacs, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 29 Sep 2003 file-roller(1)