mkcp (8) Linux Manual Page
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- Create a snapshot.
-h- Display help message and exit.
Author
Koji Sato <koji [at] osrg.net>
Availability
mkcp is part of the nilfs-utils package and is available from http://www.nilfs.org.