opensolaris man page for dcfs

Query: dcfs

OS: opensolaris

Section: 7fs

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dcfs(7FS)							   File Systems 							 dcfs(7FS)

NAME
dcfs - Compression file system
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/filio.h> #include <sys/fs/decomp.h>
DESCRIPTION
The dcfs filesystem is a layered filesystem that you use to compress data when writing to a file and decompress upon read. The primary function of the dcfs filesystem is to compress individual files when constructing a boot archive and when reading or booting from the ar- chive.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------------------------------------+ |ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE | |Interface Stability Uncommitted | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
SEE ALSO
boot(1M), bootadm(1M), fiocompress(1M), attributes(5), ufs(7FS)
NOTES
The dcfs compression/decompression file system works only with UFS. SunOS 5.11 28 Nov 2007 dcfs(7FS)
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