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diff --git a/system/trackfs/README b/system/trackfs/README index d4a63214b9..60474ff85d 100644 --- a/system/trackfs/README +++ b/system/trackfs/README @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ -Trackfs is a small program that tracks file system changes -- creation, -update and removal of fs objects -- of another program (or group of -programs). It is similar to `installwatch', but works quite differently: -While installwatch uses LD_PRELOAD to intercept library functions like -open() and unlink(), trackfs runs the child program(s) with tracing -enabled and tracks the system calls they make. +trackfs (tracks filesystem changes) + +Trackfs is a small program that tracks file system changes -- +creation, update and removal of fs objects -- of another program (or +group of programs). It is similar to `installwatch', but works quite +differently: While installwatch uses LD_PRELOAD to intercept library +functions like open() and unlink(), trackfs runs the child program(s) +with tracing enabled and tracks the system calls they make. trackfs also includes "playback", which runs a program via trackfs and creates a shell script which, when run, will reverse all filesystem |