mkdmg(8) Mac OS X Server Manual Page

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mkdmg(8)                                                                                            mkdmg(8)



NAME
       mkdmg - Creates disk images (.dmg files)

SYNOPSYS
       mkdmg -s source -i imagefile [ -zlib | -adc ]

       mkdmg -s source - [ -zlib | -adc ]

       mkdmg -help


DESCRIPTION
       The  mkdmg  command creates disk image files ( imagefile ) from the directory source If the imagefile
       is not specified then the image data is written to stdout


OPTIONS
       -s source Encodes files at source

       -i imagefile places the new disk image data in imagefile

       -zlib Selects the zlib compression method for the disk image file

       -adc Selects the ADC compression method for the disk image file

       -help prints a summary of the mkdmg command options

SEE ALSO
       hdiutil(1), mount(8), ditto(8)



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