[Bug 266358] FFS/UFS snapshots: improve documentation for removal (deletion) and unlinking
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Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:58:54 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=266358 Bug ID: 266358 Summary: FFS/UFS snapshots: improve documentation for removal (deletion) and unlinking Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any URL: https://discord.com/channels/727023752348434432/760416 197803245591/1018429147741179946 OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grahamperrin@freebsd.org CC: doc@FreeBSD.org Manual pages ============ Darius in #documentation in Discord observed that neither mksnap_ffs(8) nor snapinfo(8) leads to information about deletion. <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mksnap_ffs&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD#SEE_ALSO> <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=snapinfo&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD#SEE_ALSO> FreeBSD Handbook ================ From <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/disks/#snapshots>: > ... When a snapshot is no longer required, it can be removed using > rm(1). While snapshots may be removed in any order, all the used space > may not be acquired because another snapshot will possibly claim some of > the released blocks. > > The un-alterable snapshot file flag is set by mksnap_ffs(8) after initial > creation of a snapshot file. unlink(1) makes an exception for snapshot > files since it allows them to be removed. ... <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rm&sektion=1&manpath=FreeBSD> > rm, unlink -- remove directory entries -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.