Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

Web Start Flash Commands

Use the Web Start Flash commands to create and manage Web Start Flash archives.

`flarcreate`

Use the flarcreate command to create a Web Start Flash archive from a master system. You can use this command when the master system is running in multiuser or single-user mode. You can also use flarcreate when the master system was booted from the Solaris 8 DVD, the Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD or from an image of the Solaris 8 Software and Solaris 8 Languages CDs. The master system should be in as stable a state as possible when you create a Web Start Flash archive. The syntax of the command is:

flarcreate -n name [-R root] [-S] [-H] [-c] [-x exclude] [-t [-p posn][-b blocksize]] [-i date] [-m [-u section [-d dir]] [-f file_list] [-F] [-U key=val] master] [-a author] [-e descr:-E descr_file] [-T type] path/filename

In this command line, path is the directory in which you want the archive file to be saved and filename is the name of the archive file. If you do not specify a path, flarcreate saves the archive file in the current directory.

Table 20–3 Command-Line Options for flarcreate


Option	Description
Required Options
`-n` `name`	The value of this flag is the name of the archive. The `name` you specify is the value of the `content_name` keyword.
Option for Compression
`-c`	Compresses the archive by using `compress(1)`.
Options for Directories and Sizes
`-R` `root`	Creates the archive from the file system tree that is rooted at root. If you do not specify this option, `flarcreate` creates an archive from a file system that is rooted at `/`.
`-S`	Does not include sizing information in the archive.
`-x` `exclude`	Excludes the directory `exclude` from the archive. If you specify a file system with `-R` `root`, the path to the directory `exclude` is assumed to be relative to `root`.
`-H`	Does not generate the hash identifier.
Options Used With User-Defined Sections
`-u` `section`	Includes a user-defined section. To include more than one user-defined section, `section` must be a space-separated list of section names.
`-d` `dir`	Retrieves the section file that is specified with `-u` from `dir`.
Options Used With Tape Archives
`-t`	Creates an archive on a tape device. The `filename` argument is the name of the tape device.
`-p` `posn`	Use only with the -t option. Specifies the position on the tape device for `flarcreate` to store the archive. If you do not use this option, `flarcreate` places the archive in the current position of the tape.
`-b` `blocksize`	Specifies the block size `flarcreate` uses when creating the archive. If you do not specify a block size, `flarcreate` uses the default block size of 64k.
Options for Specifying Files
`-f` `file_list`	Adds the files in the file `file_list` to the archive. The `file_list` file must contain one file per line. The path to each file must be relative to the alternate root directory or an absolute path. If you use “-” as the value of `file_list`, `flarcreate` uses the output of `stdin` as the list of files. When you use the value “-”, the archive size is not calculated.
`-F`	Uses only the files in `file_list` to create the archive.
Options for Archive Identification
`-U` `key=val`	Includes user-defined keyword(s) and values in the Archive Identification section.
`-i` `date`	Uses `date` as the value for the `creation_date` keyword. If you do not specify a date, `flarcreate` uses the current system time and date.
`-m` `master`	Uses `master` as the name of the master system on which you created the archive for the `creation_master` keyword. If you do not specify a `master`, `flarcreate` uses the system name that is reported by `uname -n`.
`-e` `descr`	Uses `descr` for the value of the `content_description` keyword. You cannot use this option when you use the `-E` option.
`-E` `descr_file`	Retrieves the value for the `content_description` keyword from the file `descr_file`. You cannot use this option when you use the `-e` option.
`-a` `author`	Uses `author` as the author name in the Archive Identification section for the `content_author` keyword. If you do not specify an author, `flarcreate` does not include the `content_author` keyword in the Archive Identification section.
`-T` `type`	Uses `type` as the value for the `content_type` keyword. If you do not specify a type, `flarcreate` does not include the `content_type` keyword.

`flar`

The flar command allows you to administer archives. With the flar command you can accomplish the following tasks.

Extracting Information From an Archive

Use the flar command with the -i option to get information about archives you have already created. The syntax of the command is:

flar -i:info [-l] [-k keyword] [-t [-p posn] [-b blocksize]] filename

Table 20–4 Command-Line Options for flar -i


Option	Description
`-k` `keyword`	Returns only the value of the keyword `keyword`.
`-l`	Lists all the files in the archive section.

Splitting Archives

The flar command with the -s option splits a Web Start Flash archive into sections. The flar command copies each section into a separate file in the current or specified directory. The files are named after the sections, for example, the archive cookie is saved in a file named cookie. You can specify that the flar command only save one section. The syntax of the command is:

flar -s:split[-d dir] [-u section] [-f archive] [-S section] [-t [-p posn] [-b blocksize]] filename

Table 20–5 Command-Line Options for flar -s


Option	Description
`-d` `dir`	Retrieves the sections to copy from `dir`, rather than from the current directory.
`-u` `section`	If you do not use this option, `flar` copies all sections in the current directory. If you use this option, `flar` copies the Cookie, Identification, Archive, and `section` sections. You can specify a single section name or a space-separated list of section names.
`-f` archive	Extracts the Archive section into a directory called `archive`, rather than place it in a file with the name `archive`.
`-S` `section`	Only copies the section named `section` from the archive.

Combining Archives

The flar command with the -c option creates a Web Start Flash archive from individual sections. Each section is assumed to be in a separate file, the names of which are the section names. At a minimum, the Archive Cookie (cookie) , Archive Identification (identification), and Archive Files (archive) sections must be present. If archive is a directory, the flar command uses cpio to archive it before including it in the combined archive. If the Archive Identification section specifies to compress the archive, flar compresses the contents of the newly combined archive.

flar -c:combine [-d dir] [-u section] [-t [-p posn] [-b blocksize]] filename

Note –

No validation is performed on any of the sections. In particular, no fields in the Archive Identification section are validated or updated.

Table 20–6 Command-Line Options for flar -c


Option	Description
`-d` `dir`	Retrieves the sections to combine from `dir`, rather than from the current directory.
`-u` `section`	If you do not use this option, `flar` combines all sections in the current directory. If you use this option, `flar` combines only the Cookie, Identification, Archive, and `section` sections. You can specify a single section name or a space-separated list of section names.