MKCP(8)

NAME
mkcp - make a NILFS2 checkpoint

SYNOPSIS
mkcp [options] [device]

DESCRIPTION
mkcp is a utility for making a checkpoint or snapshot for the NILFS2 file system found in device. When device is omitted, it tries to find a NILFS2 file system from /proc/mounts.

This command is valid only for mounted NILFS2 file systems, and will fail if the device has no active mounts.

OPTIONS

-s, --snapshot
    Create a snapshot.

-p, --print
    Print the checkpoint number when successfully created.

-h, --help
    Display help message and exit.

-V, --version
    Display version and exit.

AUTHOR
Koji Sato

AVAILABILITY
mkcp is part of the nilfs-utils package and is available from https://nilfs.sourceforge.io.

SEE ALSO
nilfs(8), lscp(1), chcp(8), rmcp(8), nilfs-tune(8).