This appendix summarizes the AdvFS commands.
The reference pages provide detailed
information.
A.1 AdvFS Base System Commands
The following tables list and describe each of the AdvFS commands available
in the base portion of AdvFS.
These commands are included with the basic license;
they do not require a layered product license.
If you installed the reference page
subset, you can access reference pages for each of these commands by issuing the
man
command.
Commands marked with an asterisk (*) are functions for which
the AdvFS Graphical User Interface (GUI) has equivalent capability.
Table A-1: AdvFS Configuration Commands
Command | Description |
chfile |
Changes the attributes of a file |
chvol |
Changes the attributes of a volume |
defragment* |
Makes the files in a file domain more contiguous |
mkfdmn* |
Creates a file domain |
mkfset* |
Creates a fileset within a file domain |
renamefset* |
Renames an existing fileset |
rmfdmn* |
Removes a file domain |
rmfset* |
Removes a fileset from a file domain |
switchlog |
Moves the AdvFS log file to a different volume in a file domain |
Table A-2: AdvFS Information Display Commands
Command | Description |
advfsstat* |
Displays file system statistics |
ncheck |
Displays the tag and full path name for each file in the file system |
showfdmn* |
Displays the attributes of a file domain |
showfile |
Displays the attributes of a file |
showfsets* |
Displays the attributes of filesets in a file domain |
vdf* |
Displays disk space used and available disk space for a fileset or a file domain |
Table A-3: AdvFS Backup Commands
Command | Description |
rvdump |
Remotely performs full and incremental fileset backup |
rvrestore |
Remotely restores files from backup media |
vdump |
Performs full and incremental fileset backup |
vrestore |
Restores files from backup media |
Table A-4: AdvFS Check and Repair Commands
Command | Description |
advscan |
Locates AdvFS partitions on disks |
mountlist |
Checks for mounted AdvFS filesets |
tag2name |
Prints the path name of a file given the tag number |
salvage |
Recovers file data from damaged AdvFS file domains |
verify |
Checks for and repairs file system inconsistencies |
Table A-5: AdvFS Quota Commands
Command | Description |
chfsets |
Changes file and block quotas |
edquota |
Edits user and group quotas |
quot |
Summarizes file and block information |
quota |
Displays disk usage and limits by user or group |
quotacheck |
Checks file system quota consistency |
quotaoff |
Turns quotas off |
quotaon |
Turns quotas on |
repquota* |
Summarizes quotas for a file system |
Table A-6: AdvFS Disk Structure Commands
Command | Description |
nvbmtpg |
Displays a formatted page of the bitfile metadata table (BMT) |
nvfragpg |
Displays file fragment information |
nvlogpg |
Displays a formatted page of the log |
nvtagpg |
Displays a formatted page of the tag directory |
savemeta |
Saves on-disk metadata |
shblock |
Displays unformatted disk blocks |
shfragbf |
Displays file fragment information |
vfilepg |
Displays a page of an AdvFS file |
vsbmpg |
Displays a page of the storage bitmap |
A.2 AdvFS Utilities Commands
man
command.
The
commands marked with an asterisk (*) are functions for which the AdvFS GUI has equivalent
capability.
Table A-7: AdvFS Utilities Commands
Command
Description
addvol*
Adds a volume to an existing file domain
advfsd
Starts the AdvFS GUI agent (daemon)
balance*
Balances the percentage of used space between volumes
clonefset*
Creates a read-only copy of a fileset
dtadvfs
Starts the AdvFS GUI
migrate
Moves a file to another volume in the file domain
mktrashcan
Attaches directories to a trashcan directory, which
stores deleted files
rmtrashcan
Detaches a specified directory from a trashcan directory
rmvol*
Removes a volume from an existing file domain
shtrashcan
Shows the trashcan directory, if any, that is attached
to a specified directory
stripe
Interleaves storage allocation of a file across
two or more volumes within a file domain