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MKSNAP_FFS(8)		     System Manager's Manual		   MKSNAP_FFS(8)

NAME
     mksnap_ffs -- take a file system snapshot

SYNOPSIS
     mksnap_ffs mountpoint snapshot_name

DESCRIPTION
     The  mksnap_ffs  utility creates a snapshot named snapshot_name on the file
     system mounted at mountpoint.  The snapshot_name argument must be contained
     within the file system mounted at mountpoint.

     The group ownership of the file is set to "operator"; the owner of the file
     remains "root".  The mode of the snapshot is set  to  be  readable  by  the
     owner or members of the "operator" group.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(2), chown(8), mount(8)

HISTORY
     The mksnap_ffs utility first appeared in FreeBSD 5.0.

FreeBSD 5.3			January 19, 2003		   MKSNAP_FFS(8)

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