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Manlpage almost - Vanilla OS |
Manpage for the almost utility. |
almost - an on-demand immutability and layering tool based on the (i)mmutable file attribute and tmpfs.
almost [OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS]
almost is a utility that provides on-demand immutability by toggling the immutability of files and directories in the system root. It also provides a way to create layers on top of immutable directories, allowing you to test changes before committing them.
Options:
--help/-h show this message
--verbose/-v verbose output
--version/-V show version
Commands:
enter set the filesystem as ro or rw until reboot
config show the current configuration
check check whether the filesystem is read-only or read-write
run runs a command in read-write mode and returns to read-only mode after the command exits
Set the filesystem as read-only or read-write until reboot.
Setting the filesystem to read-write mode could be a security risk, be
careful when using this command.
Usage:
enter [options] [command]
Options:
--help/-h show this message
--verbose/-v verbose output
Commands:
ro set the filesystem as read-only
rw set the filesystem as read-write
default set the filesystem as defined in the configuration file
Examples:
almost enter ro
almost enter rw
Manage and show the current configuration.
Usage:
config [options] [command]
Options:
--help/-h show this message
Commands:
set [key] [value] set a configuration value
Examples:
almost config
almost config set Almost::DefaultMode 1
Check whether the filesystem is read-only or read-write.
Usage:
check [options] [command]
Options:
--help/-h show this message
Examples:
almost check
Runs a command in read-write mode and returns to read-only mode after the command exits.
Usage:
run [command]
Options:
--help/-h show this message
--verbose/-v verbose output
Examples:
almost run ls
almost returns 0 on success, 1 on error.
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