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diff --git a/doc/sqfs2tar.1 b/doc/sqfs2tar.1 index 7d91396..f42b266 100644 --- a/doc/sqfs2tar.1 +++ b/doc/sqfs2tar.1 @@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ archives. The resulting archive is written to stdout. .PP Possible options: .TP +\fB\-\-root\-becomes\fR, \fB\-r\fR <dir> +Prefix all paths in the tarball with the given directory name and add an +entry for this directory that receives all meta data (permissions, ownership, +extended attributes, et cetera) of the root inode. + +The special value \fB.\fR can be used since many tar archivers themselves pack +the attributes of the root directory that way and naturally support this. + +If this option is not used, all meta data from the root inode IS LOST! +.TP \fB\-\-subdir\fR, \fB\-d\fR <dir> Unpack the given sub directory instead of the filesystem root. Can be specified more than once to select multiple directories. If only one is specified, it |