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Vincent Battsgo-mtree v0.7.0 tagged
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FYI: Example use-case of #mtree on #FreeBSD
https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/libexec/rc/rc.d/var#n45
This function is called in the script if /var is empty (i.e., fresh installation, volatile such as mfsvar).
Note that this script is installed into /etc/rc.d/ on base system installation.
And mtree file used is as below (installed into /etc/mtree)
https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/etc/mtree/BSD.var.dist
Jonathan MatthewsCould some kind #FreeBSD / #BSD user show me an invocation of the "mtree" command (and its input file) that allows me to check/update the ownership of specific files inside a nested directory hierarchy ... but where I'm not interested in all files?
I /feel/ it should have something to do with the "Full" line type mentioned on https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mtree&sektion=5 ... but I've been unable to get something like this working:
#mtree
usr/local/etc/sudoers.d/my-test type=file mode=0440 uname=root gname=root
Even with -e, "mtree -e -p / -f path/to/this/mtree" complains about "usr" not being specified. How can I make mtree not care about directory entries that I /know/ will exist, and only check the specific files I list?
I /feel/ it should have something to do with the "Full" line type mentioned on https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mtree&sektion=5 ... but I've been unable to get something like this working:
#mtree
usr/local/etc/sudoers.d/my-test type=file mode=0440 uname=root gname=root
Even with -e, "mtree -e -p / -f path/to/this/mtree" complains about "usr" not being specified. How can I make mtree not care about directory entries that I /know/ will exist, and only check the specific files I list?
David RungeWith version 0.2.0 the #library and #CLI alpm-mtree offers new features that allow validating a directory with #MTREE data, as well as creating #MTREE data from a directory.
Additionally, we have improved the usability of the parser and the documentation.
The #crate provides integration with the #ALPMMTREE file format which is used in #ALPM based #package files. 📦
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-mtree/0.2.0
For details refer to the #changelog https://alpm.archlinux.page/alpm-mtree/CHANGELOG.html#020---2025-06-16
We have just released the first version of the alpm-mtree #crate 🦀 🎉
https://crates.io/crates/alpm-mtree/0.1.0
This library and #CLI allows parsing and validation of #MTREE files, used in Arch Linux Package Management.
Many thanks to @orhun @Nukesor @hko for their engagement and @sovtechfund for supporting this important work for our ecosystem!
