\fISOURCE\fR specifies the location of the files to create the new WIM image
from. If \fISOURCE\fR is a directory, the WIM image is captured from that
directory (see \fBDIRECTORY CAPTURE (UNIX)\fR or \fBDIRECTORY CAPTURE
-(WINDOWS)\fR. Alternatively, if the \fB--source-list\fR option is specified,
+(WINDOWS)\fR). Alternatively, if the \fB--source-list\fR option is specified,
\fISOURCE\fR is interpreted as a file that itself provides a list of
files and directories to include in the new WIM image. Still
alternatively, only on UNIX-like systems, if \fISOURCE\fR is a
regular file or block device, it is interpreted as an NTFS volume from
which a WIM image is to be captured using libntfs-3g (see \fBNTFS VOLUME CAPTURE
-(UNIX)\fR.
+(UNIX)\fR).
.PP
\fIIMAGE_NAME\fR and \fIIMAGE_DESCRIPTION\fR specify the name and description to
give the new WIM image. If \fIIMAGE_NAME\fR is not specified, it defaults to
UNIX file owners, groups, and modes. (Exception: see the \fB--unix-data\fR
option.) As a result, file permissions will not be stored, and files that are
neither regular files, directories, nor symbolic links, such as device files and
-FIFOs, cannot be captured.
+FIFOs, cannot be captured and will be excluded by default.
.IP \[bu]
Extended attributes. This mainly includes extensions to the traditional UNIX
security model, such as SELinux security labels, POSIX ACLs, and capabilities
labels.
-.IP \[bu]
-Files that are neither regular files, directories, nor symbolic links, such as
-device files and FIFOs. These will be excluded by default.
.PP
Notes: hard links and symbolic links are supported by the WIM format and
\fIare\fR stored. (Symbolic links are turned into "native" Windows symbolic
(atime), but not last status change time (ctime).
.SH NTFS VOLUME CAPTURE (UNIX)
This section documents how \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@\fR captures files directly from
-an NTFS volume image on UNIX-like systems. See \fBDIRECTORY CAPTURE
-(WINDOWS)\fR for the corresponding documentation for Windows.
+an NTFS volume image on UNIX-like systems.
.PP
On UNIX-like systems, a special image capture mode is entered when \fISOURCE\fR
is a regular file or block device. In this mode, \fISOURCE\fR is assumed to be
-an NTFS volume or volume image, and wimlib will capture a WIM image containing a
-full contents of the NTFS volume, including NTFS-specific data. This is done
-using libntfs-3g.
+an NTFS volume or volume image, and \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@\fR will capture a WIM
+image containing the full contents of the NTFS volume, including NTFS-specific
+data. This is done using libntfs-3g.
.PP
Please note that the NTFS volume capture mode is \fInot\fR entered if
\fISOURCE\fR is a directory, even if an NTFS filesystem is mounted on
On Windows, \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ capture\fR and \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ append\fR
try to archive as much data and metadata as possible, including:
.IP \[bu] 4
-All data streams of all files, unless running on a version of Windows prior to
-Vista, in which case named data streams (if supported by the source filesystem)
-will not be captured.
+All data streams of all files.
.IP \[bu]
Reparse points, including symbolic links, junction points, and other reparse
points, if supported by the source filesystem. (Note: see \fB--rpfix\fR and
apply\fR (on Windows) extracts the captured WIM image, it will extract all of
the above information, at least to the extent supported by the destination
filesystem. One exception is that since encrypted files are stored as
-unencrypted, their data will not be available if restored on a Windows system
+encrypted, their data will not be available if restored on a Windows system
that does not have the decryption key.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 6
To operate on the resulting delta WIM using other commands such as
\fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ apply\fR, you must specify the delta WIM as the WIM file to
operate on, but also reference the base WIM using the \fB--ref\fR option.
-Beware to retain the proper functioning of the delta WIM, you can only add, not
+Beware: to retain the proper functioning of the delta WIM, you can only add, not
delete, files and images to the base WIM following the capture of a delta from
it.
.IP ""
(some days later, create second backup as delta from first)
$ wimcapture /some/directory bkup-2013-08-20.dwm \\
- --update-of=winbkup.wim:-1 --delta-from=winbkup.wim
+ --update-of bkup-base.wim:-1 --delta-from bkup-base.wim
(restoring the second backup)
using \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ append\fR. Delta WIMs should be used only if it's
desired to base the backups or images on a separate, large file that is rarely
modified.
+.IP ""
+Note: unlike "pipable" WIMs (created with the \fB--pipable\fR option), "delta"
+WIMs (created with the \fB--delta-from\fR option) are compatible with
+Microsoft's software. You can use the /ref option of imagex.exe to reference
+the base WIM, similar to above.
+.IP ""
+Additional note: \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@\fR is generalized enough that you can in
+fact combine \fB--pipable\fR and \fB--delta-from\fR to create pipable delta
+WIMs. In such cases, the base WIM must be captured as pipable as well as the
+delta WIM, and when applying an image, the base WIM must be sent over the pipe
+after the delta WIM.
.SH NOTES
\fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ append\fR does not support appending an image to a split WIM.
.PP