output (\fIWIMFILE\fR specified as "-"), and also for \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@
append\fR, except when appending to a WIM that is already pipable.
.TP
-\fB--as-update-of\fR=[\fIWIMFILE\fR]:\fIIMAGE\fR
+\fB--update-of\fR=[\fIWIMFILE\fR]:\fIIMAGE\fR
Declares that the image being captured from \fISOURCE\fR is mostly the same as
the existing image \fIIMAGE\fR in \fIWIMFILE\fR, but captured at a later point
in time, possibly with some modifications in the intervening time. This is
performance and does not change the resulting WIM file.
.IP ""
As shown, the full syntax for the argument to this option is to specify the WIM
-file, a colon, and the image; for example, "--as-update-of mywim.wim:1".
+file, a colon, and the image; for example, "--update-of mywim.wim:1".
However, the WIM file may be omitted, in which case it will default to the WIM
file being appended to for append operations, or the WIM file from which a delta
-is being taken (with \fB--as-delta-from\fR, if specified) for capture operations.
+is being taken (with \fB--delta-from\fR, if specified) for capture operations.
.TP
-\fB--as-delta-from\fR=\fIWIMFILE\fR
+\fB--delta-from\fR=\fIWIMFILE\fR
For \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ capture\fR only: capture the new WIM as a "delta" from
\fIWIMFILE\fR. Any streams that would ordinarily need to be archived in the new
WIM are omitted if they are already present in the \fIWIMFILE\fR on which the
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 ""
-\fB--as-delta-from\fR may be combined with \fB--as-update-of\fR to increase the
+\fB--delta-from\fR may be combined with \fB--update-of\fR to increase the
speed of capturing a delta WIM.
.IP ""
As an example, consider the following backup and restore sequence:
(some days later, create second backup as delta from first)
$ wimcapture /some/directory bkup-2013-08-20.dwm \\
- --as-update-of=winbkup.wim:-1 --as-delta-from=winbkup.wim
+ --update-of=winbkup.wim:-1 --delta-from=winbkup.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