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.Dd January 8, 2005
.Dt MOUNTCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm mountctl
.Nd control journaling and other features on mounted file systems
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl l
.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
.Nm
.Fl a
.Op Fl w Ar output_path
.Op Fl x Ar filedesc
.Op Fl o Ar option
.Op Fl o Ar option ...
.Ar mountpt:tag
.Nm
.Fl d
.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
.Nm
.Fl m
.Op Fl o Ar option
.Op Fl o Ar option ...
.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
.Nm
.Fl FZSCA
.Op Ar tag/mountpt | mountpt:tag
.Pp

.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility manages journaling and (eventually) other features on a mounted
filesystem.
Note that a mount point path must begin with '/', and tag names must not
begin with '/'.
.Pp
.Nm
.Fl l
will list all installed journals in the system or on a particular mount point
or tag, including their current state of operation.
.Pp
.Nm
.Fl a
will add a new journal to a mount point.  A mount may have any number of
journals associated with it.  If no output path is specified the journal
will be written to the standard output.  Options may be specified as
described in the OPTION KEYWORDS section.
The tag is required and must be unique
relative to any given mount, but you can use the same tag on multiple
mount points if you wish (and control them all together by referencing that
tag).
The output path may represent any streamable entity.  You can, for example,
output to a pipe into a program which does further buffering or processing
of the journal.
.Em WARNING
A stalled journaling descriptor will stall the filesystem.  Eventually a
kernel-implemented swap backing will be available for journals but that is
not the case at the moment.
.Pp
.Nm
.Fl d
will remove the specified journal(s).  A mount point, a tag, or both may be
specified.  This function will operate on all matching journals.
.Pp
.Nm
.Fl m
will modify the options associated with an existing journal.  Options are
specified in the OPTION KEYWORDS section.
.Sh OTHER OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl F
Flush a journal, equivalent to the 'flush' keyword.
This option implies
.Fl m .
.It Fl Z
Freeze a journal, equivalent to the 'freeze' keyword.
This option implies
.Fl m
if
.Fl a
or
.Fl d
are not specified.
.It Fl S
Start or restart a journal, equivalent to the 'start' keyword.
This option implies
.Fl m .
.It Fl C
Close a journal, equivalent to the 'close' keyword.
This option implies
.Fl m .
.It Fl A
Abort a journal, equivalent to the 'abort' keyword.
This option implies
.Fl m .
.It Fl w Ar output_path
Change a journal's stream descriptor to the specified path.
This option implies
.Fl m
if
.Fl a
or
.Fl d
are not specified.
.It Fl x Ar filedesc
Change a journal's stream descriptor to the specified file descriptor number.
This option implies
.Fl m
if
.Fl a
or
.Fl d
are not specified.
.El
.Sh OPTION KEYWORDS
Options keywords may be comma delimited without whitespace within a single
.Fl o
or via multiple
.Fl o
options.  Some keywords require a value which is specified as
.Ar keyword=value .
Any option may be prefixed with 'no' or 'non' to turn off the option.
Some options are one-shot and have no 'no' or 'non' equivalent.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Ar reversable
Generate a reversable journaling stream.  This allows the target to run
the journal backwards as well as forwards to 'undo' operations.  This is the
default.
.It Ar twoway
Indicate that the journaling stream is a two-way stream and that transaction
id acknowledgements will be returned.
.It Ar memfifo=size[k,m]
Specify the size of the in-kernel memory FIFO used to buffer the journaling
stream between processes doing filesystem operations and the worker thread
writing out the journal.  Since the kernel has limited virtual memory
buffers larger then 4MB are not recommended.
.It Ar swapfifo=size[k,m,g]
Specify the size of the kernel-managed swap-backed FIFO used to buffer
overflows.
.It Ar path=filepath
Switch the journal's output stream to a new file.  This feature is typically
used to restart a dead stream.
Note that the
.Fl w
option is equivalent to specifying the path option.  Both should not be
specified.
.It Ar fd=filedesc
Switch the journal's output stream to a file descriptor specified by number.
Use file descriptor 1 if you wish to reopen the journal to the current
stdout.  This feature is typically used to restart a dead stream (for example
if a TCP stream fails).
Note that the
.Fl w
option is equivalent to specifying the path option.  Both should not be
specified.
.It Ar freeze
Freeze the worker thread.  This may cause the filesystem to stall once
the memory fifo has filled up.  A freeze point record will be written to
the journal.  If used as part of the creation of a new journal via
.Fl a ,
this option will prevent any initial output to the journal and a freeze
point record will NOT be written.  Again, the filesystem will stall if
the memory fifo fills up.
.It Ar start
Start or restart the worker thread after a freeze.
.It Ar close
Close the journal.  Any transactions still under way will be allowed to
complete, a closing record will be generated, and the journaling descriptor
will be closed.  If the connection is two-way the journal will away a final
acknowledgement of the closing record before closing the descriptor.
.It Ar abort
Close the journal.  Any currently buffered data will be aborted.  No close
record is written.  The journaling stream is immediately closed.
.It Ar flush
Flush the journal.  All currently buffered data is flushed.  The command
does not return until the write suceeds and, if the connection is two-way,
and acknowledgement has been returned for journaled data buffered at the
time the flush was issued.
.El
.Pp
.Sh FILES
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mount 2 ,
.Sh BUGS
.Sh CAVEATS
This utility is currently under construction and not all features have been
implemented yet.  In fact, most have not.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in DragonFly .