X-Git-Url: https://wimlib.net/git/?p=wimlib;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fimagex.1.in;h=bff551789e793dbe9e342663c40f0939dcf3c359;hp=1431ad388d342cd508671f21ae0831514bbcf57f;hb=e5d5e659df8cddbd5e336e5c91513f8c435e3633;hpb=33d977b0e1cc13323340fc6a29825570dbf833da diff --git a/doc/imagex.1.in b/doc/imagex.1.in index 1431ad38..bff55178 100644 --- a/doc/imagex.1.in +++ b/doc/imagex.1.in @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ There is a separate manual page for each \fBimagex\fR command. .SH SUPPORTED FEATURES -The following general features are currently supported: +The following general features are currently supported (note: this is not a +complete list): .IP \[bu] 3 Create a stand-alone WIM from a directory or NTFS volume (\fBimagex capture\fR) @@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ when appropriate. .IP \[bu] 4 Because Microsoft designed the WIM file format to accomodate Windows-specific -and NTFS-specific features, \fBimagex\fR must have two separate image capture -and application modes (although the \fBimagex\fR subcommands for the modes are -the same): one for general image capture and application, and one for the -capture or application of an image specifically from/to an NTFS volume. +and NTFS-specific features, wimlib must have two separate image capture and +application modes (although the \fBimagex\fR subcommands for the modes are the +same): one for general image capture and application, and one for the capture or +application of an image specifically from/to an NTFS volume. .IP \[bu] Microsoft's version has some weird limitations, like it won't let you extract a @@ -100,13 +101,17 @@ unusual limitations, although it won't actually run on Windows anyway. .IP \[bu] There are bugs in Microsoft's WIM library and I obviously have not included the -same bugs in wimlib, although in some cases I have had to work around some -bugs for compatibility purposes. +same bugs in wimlib, although in some cases I have had to work around bugs for +compatibility purposes. .IP \[bu] -wimlib's \fBimagex\fR offers the extra commands \fBimagex optimize\fR and -\fBimagex join\fR to easily remove holes in a WIM or join the parts of a split -WIM, respectively. +wimlib's \fBimagex\fR offers the extra command \fBimagex optimize\fR, +which lets you easily remove wasted space in a WIM (which can arise after +a WIM image is appended or mounted read-write). + +.IP \[bu] +wimlib's \fBimagex\fR also offers the command \fBimagex join\fR, which lets you +easily join the parts of a split WIM. .IP \[bu] wimlib's \fBimagex apply\fR supports keeping files hard-linked or symlinked @@ -133,6 +138,10 @@ wimlib's \fBimagex mount\fR and \fBimagex mountrw\fR are much faster than Microsoft's versions for some reason. I don't know what they have their program do that takes so long to simply set up a mountpoint. +.IP \[bu] +wimlib's \fBimagex mount\fR supports mounting an image from a split WIM, but +Microsoft's software does not. + .SH WARNING Note: \fBwimlib\fR and \fBimagex\fR are experimental. Use Microsoft's