59 lines
2.2 KiB
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59 lines
2.2 KiB
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From 054798ca11b9f0b71fbad302edf66b52519f5aa2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:47:10 +0000
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Subject: [PATCH] file: Rework documentation for dir= parameter
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The existing documentation tended towards jargon and lacked examples.
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(cherry picked from commit 7cbd49ced6414e49fcf4ff1a967929a2b83ab44e)
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---
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plugins/file/nbdkit-file-plugin.pod | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
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1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/plugins/file/nbdkit-file-plugin.pod b/plugins/file/nbdkit-file-plugin.pod
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index 857ad21e..e47eae97 100644
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--- a/plugins/file/nbdkit-file-plugin.pod
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+++ b/plugins/file/nbdkit-file-plugin.pod
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@@ -64,13 +64,23 @@ symbolic links. Other special files in the directory (such as
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subdirectories, pipes, or Unix sockets) are ignored.
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When this mode is used, the file to be served is chosen by the export
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-name passed by the client, where the client can request a list of
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-available exports using NBD_OPT_LIST. A client that requests the
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-default export (C<"">) will be rejected. However, you can use
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-L<nbdkit-exportname-filter(1)> to adjust what export names the client
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-sees or uses as a default. For security, when using directory mode,
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+name passed by the client. For security, when using directory mode,
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this plugin will not accept export names containing slash (C</>).
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+To list exports, use L<nbdinfo(1)> I<--list> option, for example:
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+
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+ nbdinfo --list nbd://localhost
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+
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+An NBD client can request a list of available exports using
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+C<NBD_OPT_LIST>.
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+
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+A client that requests the default export (C<"">) will be rejected.
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+However, you can use L<nbdkit-exportname-filter(1)> to adjust what
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+export names the client sees, and which one the client uses as a
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+default. For example to make F</dir/file> be the default export:
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+
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+ nbdkit file dir=/dir --filter=exportname default-export=file
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+
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=item B<dirfd=>FILE_DESCRIPTOR
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(nbdkit E<ge> 1.34, not Windows)
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@@ -262,7 +272,8 @@ L<nbdkit-tmpdisk-plugin(1)>,
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L<nbdkit-exportname-filter(1)>,
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L<nbdkit-fua-filter(1)>,
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L<nbdkit-luks-filter(1)>,
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-L<nbdkit-noextents-filter(1)>.
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+L<nbdkit-noextents-filter(1)>,
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+L<nbdinfo(1)>.
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=head1 AUTHORS
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--
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2.39.3
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