pvfs2-mkdir(1)

1PVFS2-MKDIR(1)              General Commands Manual             PVFS2-MKDIR(1)
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NAME

6       pvfs2-mkdir – create directory in an OrangeFS volume
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SYNOPSIS

9       pvfs2-mkdir  [-m  mode]  [-i  initial]  [-x maximum] [-s split] [-pVvh]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The pvfs2-mkdir utility creates a directory in an  OrangeFS  volume  at
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16       The options are as follows:
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18       -m     Set permission mode as three or four digit octal number mode.
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20       -i     Set initial number of dirdata handles.
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22       -x     Set maximum number of dirdata handles.
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24       -s     Set number of directory entries stored before split.
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26       -p     Create parent directories as needed within OrangeFS.
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30       -v     Print version number and exit.
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ENVIRONMENT

35       PVFS2_DEBUGFILE
36              If set to the path of a local file, redirect debug output to it.
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39              Set  the  OrangeFS debug mask.  Possible masks are documented in
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43              If set, the full pathname for an alternate pvfs2tab file
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FILES

46       /etc/pvfs2tab
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EXAMPLES

49       Create a directory.
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51             pvfs2-mkdir /mnt/foo
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53       Create a directory  whose  entries  are  always  distributed  across  4
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57             pvfs2-mkdir -i 4 -x 4 /mnt/foo
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59       Create a directory whose entries initially reside on 1 server, but  may
60       eventually grow so that entries are distributed across 4 servers.  When
61       any single server reaches the  maximum  of  10,000  directory  entries,
62       another  of  the available servers becomes active and entries are split
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65             pvfs2-mkdir -i 1 -x 4 -s 10000 /mnt/foo
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BUGS

68       Please submit bug reports to pvfs2-developers@beowulf-underground.org
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