ostree/man/ostree-admin-os-init.xml

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    <refentryinfo>
        <title>ostree admin os-init</title>
        <productname>OSTree</productname>

        <authorgroup>
            <author>
                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                <firstname>Colin</firstname>
                <surname>Walters</surname>
                <email>walters@verbum.org</email>
            </author>
        </authorgroup>
    </refentryinfo>

    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>ostree admin os-init</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>

    <refnamediv>
        <refname>ostree-admin-os-init</refname>
        <refpurpose>Initialize empty state for a given operating system</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>

    <refsynopsisdiv>
            <cmdsynopsis>
                <command>ostree admin os-init</command> <arg choice="req">STATEROOT</arg>
            </cmdsynopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Description</title>

        <para>
            Initializes an new stateroot (AKA "osname") for an operating system.
            Ensures that the core subdirectories of /var (/tmp, /lib, /run, and
            /lock) exist and initialize the given STATEROOT as OSTree stateroot.
            Each deployment location is comprised of a single shared
            <filename>var</filename> and a set of deployments (chroots).
        </para>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Example</title>
        <para><command>$ ostree admin os-init exampleos</command></para>
    <programlisting>
        ostree/deploy/exampleos initialized as OSTree root
    </programlisting>
    </refsect1>
</refentry>