proto

PURPOSE

     Constructs a prototype file for a file system.

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/proto [ directory ] [ prefix ]

DESCRIPTION

     The  proto command  makes  a prototype  file  for a  file
     system or part of a  file system.  Use the prototype file
     as input to  the mkfs command to construct  a file system
     according to  a predefined template.  The  prototype file
     consists of  a recursive directory listing  of every file
     on  the file  system,  with its  owner,  group, and  pro-
     tection.  It also contains the file from which the proto-
     type file is to be initialized, formatted as described in
     the mkfs command.

     Specify the base directory  from which the prototype file
     is made with directory.   The prototype file includes the
     complete subtree below directory that is contained on the
     same file system as directory.

     The prefix  parameter is  added to the  names of  all the
     initialization files, forcing the initialization files to
     be taken from  a place other than  the prototype.  Before
     the output from proto can be used with mkfs, mkfs needs a
     start up program, a file system size, and an i-list size.
     Link information is not preserved with the proto command.

     The collating  sequence is  determined by  the ct_collate
     array in the NLctab subroutine.

RELATED INFORMATION

     The following command:  "mkfs."

     The "Overview of International Character Support" in Man-
     aging the AIX Operating System.