Messages in this thread | | | From | Ray_Van_Tassle-CRV004@email ... | Date | 11 Mar 96 08:26:28 -0600 | Subject | Union fs |
| |
> > > > > "union fs"??? What's a union fs? > > One that costs too much and stops working at the drop of a hat, perhaps? > > > A union file system can be mounted over another read 0only file system. > The files underneath show through until you modify one, at which time > the midifyed file is written to the union fs. This allows you to, for > instance, compile a kernel on a mounted cdrom drive, where the object > files would be written onto the union fs over layed on it.
Ah-----This is how clearcase works (it's the source control utility we use at work on a Sun).
| |