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NAME

       mkclicfs - Create Clic File

SYNOPSIS

       mkclicfs [-d] [-p pagesize] [-b blocksize] [-c compression] [-l logfile] [-n cores] infile outfile

DESCRIPTION

       The infile is a loop image (so far only tested with ext3) that is assumed to use pages of pagesize. The outfile is the Compressed Loop
       Image Container (Clic), it will contain X parts with blocksize. mkclicfs automatically discards duplicated pages, unless -d is given.

       The default for the pagesize is 4096, the default for ext3

       The blocksize defines how many pages are grouped together before compression. The default is 32, it is a good balance between overhead and
       compression ratio.

       The compression preset defines on how slow it is or how good it compresses. Compare with xz presets. -c 0 is fast and -c 9 is (very) slow -
       but the compression rate varies a lot - of course depending on the data. Preset 6 is the default.

       The logfile is the logfile that is generated from clicfs -l, clicfs will output the access pattern and mkclicfs will reorder the blocks so
       they are in order.

       The number of cores is by default taken from the system. Sometimes it's wise to not all of them though.

SEE ALSO

       clicfs, unclicfs

AUTHOR

       Stephan Kulow

AUTHOR

       Stephan Kulow
	   Author.

Clic FS 							 April 16th, 2009					       CREATE CLIC FILE(1)