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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages-3/vfs_streams_xattr.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages-3/vfs_streams_xattr.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..50649af605 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/manpages-3/vfs_streams_xattr.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<refentry id="vfs_streams_xattr.8"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>vfs_streams_xattr</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">3.2</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>vfs_streams_xattr</refname> + <refpurpose>Store alternate data streams in posix xattrs</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>vfs objects = streams_xattr</command> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This VFS module is part of the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para>The <command>vfs_streams_xattr</command> enables storing of NTFS + alternate data streams in the file system. As a normal posix file + system does not support the concept of multiple data streams per file, + the streams_xattr module stores the data in posix extended attributes + (xattrs). The name of these attributes is + user.DosStream."ADS-NAME".</para> + + <para>The file system that is shared with this module enabled must + support xattrs.</para> + + <para>Please note that most file systems have severe limitations on + the size of xattrs. So this module might work for applications like IE + that stores small zone information in streams but will fail for + applications that store serious amounts of data in ADSs.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>EXAMPLES</title> + +<programlisting> + <smbconfsection name="[share]"/> + <smbconfoption name="vfs objects">streams_xattr</smbconfoption> +</programlisting> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |