Add support for special files on UNIX

[wimlib] / doc / man1 / imagex-apply.1.in

diff --git a/doc/man1/imagex-apply.1.in b/doc/man1/imagex-apply.1.in
index 8d3f72a867786c64f264e0787a2ff8f64c4f7aa0..e3d04381bc435e432ace12381e3316998cec78bc 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man1/imagex-apply.1.in
+++ b/doc/man1/imagex-apply.1.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ This section documents how \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ apply\fR (and also
 thereof, in the case of \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ extract\fR) to a directory on
 UNIX-like systems.  See \fBDIRECTORY EXTRACTION (WINDOWS)\fR for the
 corresponding documentation for Windows.
-
+.PP
 As mentioned, a WIM image can be applied to a directory on a UNIX-like system by
 providing a \fITARGET\fR directory.  However, it is important to keep in mind
 that the WIM format was designed for Windows, and as a result WIM files can
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ mode:
 .IP \[bu] 4
 Encrypted files will not be extracted.
 .IP \[bu]
-Although sparse file attributes will be applied, the full data will be extracted
-to each sparse file, so extracted "sparse" files may not actually contain any
-sparse regions.
+wimlib v1.7.0 and later:  Sparse file attributes will not be extracted (same
+behavior as ImageX/DISM/WIMGAPI).  wimlib v1.6.2 and earlier:  Although sparse
+file attributes will be applied, the full data will be extracted to each sparse
+file, so extracted "sparse" files may not actually contain any sparse regions.
 .PP
 Regardless, since almost all information from the WIM image is restored in this
 mode, it is possible to restore an image of an actual Windows installation using
@@ -329,31 +330,13 @@ captured with reparse-point fixups done.  Otherwise, it is \fB--norpfix\fR.
 Reparse point fixups are never done in the NTFS volume extraction mode on
 UNIX-like systems.
 .TP
-\fB--hardlink\fR
-When extracting a file from the WIM that is identical to a file that has already
-extracted, create a hard link rather than creating a separate file.  This option
-causes all identical files to be hard-linked, overriding the hard link groups
-that are specified in the WIM image(s).  In the case of extracting all images
-from the WIM, files may be hard-linked even if they are in different WIM images.
-.IP ""
-However, hard-linked extraction mode does have some additional quirks.  Named
-data streams will not be extracted, and files can be hard linked even if their
-metadata is not fully consistent.
-.TP
-\fB--symlink\fR
-This option is similar to \fB--hardlink\fR, except symbolic links are created
-instead.
-.TP
 \fB--unix-data\fR
-(UNIX-like systems only)  By default, in the directory extraction mode on UNIX,
-\fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ apply\fR will ignore both Windows-style security
-descriptors and UNIX-specific file owners, groups, and modes set when using
-\fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ capture\fR with the \fB--unix-data\fR flag.  By passing
-\fB--unix-data\fR to \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ apply\fR instead, this causes this
-UNIX-specific data to be restored when available.  However, by default, if
-\fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@\fR does not have permission to set the UNIX owner, group or
-file mode on an extracted file, a warning will be printed and it will not be
-considered an error condition; use \fB--strict-acls\fR to get stricter behavior.
+(UNIX-like systems only)  Restore UNIX owners, groups, modes, and device IDs
+(major and minor numbers) that were captured by \fB@IMAGEX_PROGNAME@ capture\fR
+with the \fB--unix-data\fR option.  As of wimlib v1.7.0, you can backup and
+restore not only the standard UNIX file permission information, but also
+character device nodes, block device nodes, named pipes (FIFOs), and UNIX domain
+sockets.
 .TP
 \fB--no-acls\fR
 Do not restore security descriptors on extracted files and directories.