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Mac OS X: About the Archive and Install feature
This document discusses the Archive and Install feature of the Mac OS X Installer. To learn more about this feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or later, see this document.Tip: Before reinstalling the Mac OS in an attempt to resolve an issue, you should make sure that other, simpler issue isolation steps have been tried. You should also make a back up of important files before any Mac OS X installation.About Archive and InstallAvailable in Mac OS X 10.2 and later, an Archive and Install installation automatically moves existing system files to a folder named Previous System, then installs Mac OS X again. (See tip 3.) You cannot start up your computer using a Previous System folder, nor can you "re-bless" the Previous System folder. (See tip 1.)You can choose to preserve your user and network settings before installing. This option automatically moves existing users, Home directories, and network settings. This also skips the Setup Assistant after installation.Note: Because the "Preserve user and network settings" option moves, not copies, existing users, Home directories, and network settings, from the Previous Systems folder to the newly installed System, these items will not exist in the Previous Systems folder after the Archive and Install is complete.If Mac OS X is not already present, you cannot select Archive and Install. You must Install or Erase and Install instead.

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xip

xip(1)							    BSD General Commands Manual 						    xip(1)

NAME

     xip -- Create a signed archive for secure distribution

SYNOPSIS

     xip [options] --sign identity input-file ... output-archive

DESCRIPTION

     The xip tool archives one or more files or directories into a signed XIP file. A XIP file is an analog to zip(1), but allows for a digital
     signature to be applied and verified on the receiving system, before the archive is expanded. When a XIP file is opened (by double-clicking),
     Archive Utility will automatically expand it (but only if the digital signature is intact).

     To create a XIP file, you will need to have a certificate and corresponding private key -- together called an ``identity'' -- in one of your
     accessible keychains. To add a signature, specify the name of the identity using the --sign option. The identity's name is the same as the
     ``Common Name'' of the certificate.

     If you want to search for the identity in a specific keychain, specify the path to the keychain file using the --keychain option. Otherwise,
     the default keychain search path is used.

     xip will embed the signing certificate in the XIP file, as well as any intermediate certificates that are found in the keychain.

     The signature can optionally include a trusted timestamp. This is enabled by default when signing with a Developer ID identity, but it can be
     enabled explicitly using the --timestamp option. A timestamp server must be contacted to embed a trusted timestamp. If you aren't connected
     to the Internet, you can use --timestamp=none to disable timestamps, even for a Developer ID identity.

ARGUMENTS AND OPTIONS

     --sign identity-name
		 The name of the identity to use for signing the archive.

     --keychain keychain-path
		 Specify a specific keychain to search for the signing identity.

     --timestamp
		 Include a trusted timestamp with the signature.

     --timestamp=none
		 Disable trusted timestamp, regardless of identity.

     input-file ...
		   The path to one or more files or directories to be archived.

     output-archive
		   The path to which the signed archive will be written.

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