From 493b3a6bcd13410cca77f0275e0f0d583bd87515 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: flatcap Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:14:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] minor corrections --- ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.8.in | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.8.in b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.8.in index 37888398..119eafe6 100644 --- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.8.in +++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.8.in @@ -154,24 +154,28 @@ using .B {get,set}fattr utilities. .SH DATA STREAMS -All data on NTFS is stored in streams, which can have names. -A file can have more than one data streams, but exactly one must have no name. -The size of a file is the size of its unnamed data stream. -Usually when you don't specify stream name you are access to the unnamed data -stream. -If you want access to named data stream you need to add ":stream_name" to the -filename. For example: by opening "some.mp3:artist" you will open stream -"artist" in "some.mp3". -But windows usually prevent you from accessing to named data streams, -so you need to use some program like FAR or utils from cygwin to access named -data streams. +All data on NTFS is stored in streams. Every file has exactly one unnamed +data stream and can have many named data streams. The size of a file is the +size of its unnamed data stream. By default, +.B ntfsmount +will only read the unnamed data stream. +.PP +By using the options "streams_interface=windows", you will be able to read +any named data streams, simply by specifying the stream's name after a colon. +For example: +.RS .sp -NTFS FUSE module don't prevent you from accessing to named data streams so you -can use your preferred utils to access them. You can even delete them using -.B rm. -You can list all named data streams by getting "ntfs.streams.list" extended -attribute. NOTE: The last feature is unique for NTFS FUSE module and maybe -will be never supported by kernel driver. +cat some.mp3:artist +.sp +.RE +Windows applications don't, consistently, allow you to read named data +streams, so you are recommended to use tools like FAR, or utils from Cygwin. +.PP +Named data streams act like normals files, so you can read from them, write to +them and even delete them (using rm). You can list all the named data streams +a file has by getting the "ntfs.streams.list" extended attribute. NOTE: This +list feature is unique to the NTFS FUSE module and may never be supported by the +kernel driver. .SH EXAMPLES Mount /dev/hda1 to /mnt/ntfs\-fuse using ntfsmount: .RS @@ -233,7 +237,7 @@ linux\-ntfs\-dev@lists.sourceforge.net .hy .SH AUTHORS .B ntfsmount -was written by Yura Pakhuchiy, with contributions from Anton Altaparmakov. +was written by Yura Pakhuchiy, with contributions from Yuval Fledel. .SH DEDICATION With love to Marina Sapego. .SH THANKS diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c index 64d0cbf6..1138422f 100644 --- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c +++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ /** * ntfsmount - Part of the Linux-NTFS project. * - * Copyright (c) 2005 Anton Altaparmakov * Copyright (c) 2005 Yura Pakhuchiy + * Copyright (c) 2005 Yuval Fledel * * NTFS module for FUSE. *