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/usr/bin/mkcomposefs

The reliability of disk images, the flexibility of files

From composefs 1.0.8-r11 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running mkcomposefs --help (exit 1). permalink

Usage: mkcomposefs [OPTIONS] SOURCE IMAGE
Options:
  --digest-store=PATH   Store content files in this directory
  --use-epoch           Make all mtimes zero
  --skip-devices        Don't store device nodes
  --skip-xattrs         Don't store file xattrs
  --user-xattrs         Only store user.* xattrs
  --print-digest        Print the digest of the image
  --print-digest-only   Print the digest of the image, don't write image
  --from-file           The source is a dump file, not a directory
  --min-version=N       Use this minimal format version (default=0)
  --max-version=N       Use this maxium format version (default=1)
  --threads=N           Use this to override the default number of threads used to calculate digest and copy files (default=64)
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
--digest-store PATHStore content files in this directoryhelp
--use-epochMake all mtimes zerohelp
--skip-devicesDon't store device nodeshelp
--skip-xattrsDon't store file xattrshelp
--user-xattrsOnly store user.* xattrshelp
--print-digestPrint the digest of the imagehelp
--print-digest-onlyPrint the digest of the image, don't write imagehelp
--from-fileThe source is a dump file, not a directoryhelp
--min-version NUse this minimal format version (default=0)help
--max-version NUse this maxium format version (default=1)help
--threads NUse this to override the default number of threads used to calculate digest and copy files (default=64)help

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