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diff --git a/man/man8/venti-fmt.8 b/man/man8/venti-fmt.8 index 2f21beda..4f87c0f8 100644 --- a/man/man8/venti-fmt.8 +++ b/man/man8/venti-fmt.8 @@ -69,14 +69,15 @@ syncindex \- prepare and maintain a venti server .PP .B venti/buildindex [ -.B -B -.I blockcachesize -] -[ -.B -Z +.B -bd +] [ +.B -i +.I isect +] ... [ +.B -M +.I imemsize ] .I venti.conf -.I tmp .PP .B venti/checkindex [ @@ -94,17 +95,6 @@ syncindex \- prepare and maintain a venti server .B -afv ] .I file -.PP -.B venti/copy -[ -.B -f -] -.I src -.I dst -.I score -[ -.I type -] .SH DESCRIPTION These commands aid in the setup, maintenance, and debugging of venti servers. @@ -325,13 +315,12 @@ This command is typically used to build a new index for a Venti system when the old index becomes too small, or to rebuild an index after media failure. Small errors in an index can usually be fixed with -.IR checkindex . -.PP -The -.I tmp -file, usually a disk partition, must be large enough to store a copy of the index. -This temporary space is used to perform a merge sort of index entries -generated by reading the arenas. +.IR checkindex , +but +.I checkindex +requires a large temporary workspace and +.I buildindex +does not. .PP Options to .I buildindex @@ -339,18 +328,26 @@ are: .TF "\fL-M\fI imemsize" .PD .TP -.BI -B " blockcachesize +.B -b +Reinitialise the Bloom filter, if any. +.TP +.B -d +`Dumb' mode; run all three passes. +.TP +.BI -i " isect +Only rebuild index section +.IR isect ; +may be repeated to rebuild multiple sections. +The name +.L none +is special and just reads the arenas. +.TP +.BI -M " imemsize The amount of memory, in bytes, to use for caching raw disk accesses while running .IR buildindex . (This is not a property of the created index.) -The default is 8k. -.TP -.B -Z -Do not zero the index. -This option should only be used when it is known that the index was already zeroed. -(Version 1 indexes only; see the discussion in -.I fmtindex -above.) +The usual suffices apply. +The default is 256M. .PD .PP .I Checkindex @@ -409,5 +406,3 @@ Increase the verbosity of output. .SH BUGS .I Buildindex should allow an individual index section to be rebuilt. -The merge sort could be performed in the space used to store the -index rather than requiring a temporary file. |