X-Git-Url: https://wimlib.net/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fimagex-capture.1.in;h=410546674e53b648777414cc6c38c64fff2b9f18;hb=dc688119fee4dcd1cf146ceb0da285c7983a27bb;hp=deefd8528e5590d9184194b36fd8286ae03361a5;hpb=62e209e9aeaa36ba9e3c2a174428805b7264e0e7;p=wimlib diff --git a/doc/imagex-capture.1.in b/doc/imagex-capture.1.in index deefd852..41054667 100644 --- a/doc/imagex-capture.1.in +++ b/doc/imagex-capture.1.in @@ -191,12 +191,10 @@ You may also specify the actual names of the compression algorithms, "XPRESS" and "LZX", instead of "fast" and "maximum", respectively. .IP "" As of wimlib v1.6.0, a third compression type, "recovery" or "LZMS", is also -available. Its use is not recommended because other than wimlib itself, as of -Windows 8 it is only compatible with WIMGAPI and Windows Setup (not even ImageX -or Dism). Furthermore, wimlib's LZMS compressor is currently less well -optimized than its LZX compressor. However, LZMS is the compression algorithm -used in packed resources created if the \fB--pack-streams\fR option is -specified. +available. Its use is generally not recommended because other than wimlib +itself, as of Windows 8 it is only compatible with WIMGAPI and Windows Setup +(not even ImageX or Dism). However, LZMS is the compression algorithm used in +packed resources created if the \fB--pack-streams\fR option is specified. .TP \fB--compress-slow\fR Spend even more time compressing the data to achieve a very slightly better @@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ compression, the maximum allowed chunk size is 2^21 (2097152), and for XPRESS ("fast") and LZMS ("recovery") compression, the maximum allowed chunk size is 2^26 (67108644). .TP -\fB--pack-streams\fR +\fB--pack-streams\fR, \fB--solid\fR Create a "solid" archive that compresses multiple unique streams ("files") together, rather than each unique stream ("file") independently. This can result in a significantly better compression ratio, but this format greatly @@ -226,10 +224,11 @@ mounted with \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ mount\fR. Also, WIMs created using this option use a different version number in their header and as of Windows 8 are only compatible with Windows Setup and WIMGAPI, not even ImageX and Dism. .IP "" -Packed resources use a chunk size that is independent of the WIM's "default -chunk size", the latter of which may be adjusted by the \fB--chunk-size\fR -option. For compatibility reasons, there is currently no option to change the -compression algorithm or chunk size used in packed resources. +Packed resources use a compression type and chunk size that is independent of +the WIM's "default compression type" and "default chunk size" (which may be +adjusted by the \fB--compress\fR and \fB--chunk-size\fR options, respectively). +For compatibility reasons, \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ capture\fR currently has no +option to change the compression type or chunk size used in packed resources. .TP \fB--threads\fR=\fINUM_THREADS\fR Number of threads to use for compressing data. Default: autodetect (number of @@ -532,6 +531,11 @@ Microsoft's software. Pipable WIMs are incompatible with Microsoft's software. Pipable WIMs are created only if \fIWIMFILE\fR was specified as "-" (standard output) or if the \fB--pipable\fR flag was specified. +.IP \[bu] +WIMs captured with a non-default chunk size (with the \fB--chunk-size\fR option) +or as solid archives (with the \fB--pack-streams\fR option) have varying levels +of compatibility with Microsoft's software. The best compatibility is achieved +with WIMGAPI itelf (not ImageX or Dism) on Windows 8 or later. .SH EXAMPLES First example: Create a new WIM 'mywim.wim' with "maximum" (LZX) compression that will contain a captured image of the directory tree 'somedir'. Note that