Using whiteouts

[jpeps]

jpeps

white outs is an interesting subject since we have mounted sfs'

a lot of things have already been done
this will interest you with more information

Hi Joe,

I recall getting involved in this during the development of sfs-on-the-fly, and wrote my own scripts to monitor and/or delete them so things would load correctly. Since we have them, I thought maybe there was some other usefulness.

I updated this so it works with all directories. Various buttons:

set mark: check to add a new mark. New files are anything written after setting the mark.

Files: finds new files in selected directory (can edit)
Build: Adds files from the "files" list to a build list (can edit)
Block: Creates whiteouts for files on the list. For "/mnt" directory, it simply moves files to .files.swp so they can be restored if desired.
Restore: Restores files by removing the whiteouts, or in /mnt/ moving the .swp file back to it's original name
Delete: Deletes the whiteout and files.

edit: one use is easy management of .mozilla caches

note: for cli usage, run "no-save -h" for options (works for /usr files).

[sunburnt]

Whiteouts and other necessities of unions are signs of induced complication.
When you have to patch holes in something like this, it`s not a good thing.

Unions work well and have come a long way, but they`re not necessary.
In the spirit of KISS... Why complicate things when it`s not an advantage?

[jpeps]

In the spirit of KISS... Why complicate things when it`s not an advantage?

To use it to my advantage

[sunburnt]

Hi jpeps; I understand what you mean.

I`m sure you understand what I mean also...