From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 13 14:53:16 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 509FEB3D; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2D5E61BC5; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s1DErGm0012542; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:16 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s1DErFaR012541; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:15 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201402131453.s1DErFaR012541@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:15 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r43895 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:53:16 -0000 Author: dru Date: Thu Feb 13 14:53:15 2014 New Revision: 43895 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43895 Log: Improve readability. Submitted by: bjk Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml Thu Feb 13 11:39:16 2014 (r43894) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.xml Thu Feb 13 14:53:15 2014 (r43895) @@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ remote directory tree in sync with a central one. It is built into &os; and can be used to synchronize a system with &os;'s source repositories. It supports synchronization of an entire - repository or just the specified branches. + repository or just a specified set of branches. CTM is specifically designed for - use on lousy or non-existent TCP/IP connections. It provides + use on lousy or non-existent TCP/IP connections and provides the ability for changes to be automatically sent by email. It requires the user to obtain up to three deltas per day for the most active branches. Update sizes are always kept as small as @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Little documentation exists on the process of creating deltas or using CTM for other purposes. Contact the &a.ctm-users.name; mailing list for - questions on using CTM. + answers to questions on using CTM. Getting Deltas @@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ FTP deltas can be obtained from the following mirror sites. When using anonymous FTP to obtain - CTM deltas, select a geographically - close mirror. In case of problems, contact the + CTM deltas, select a mirror that is + geographically nearby. In case of problems, contact the &a.ctm-users.name; mailing list. @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ of the ctm-src distribution lists available from http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo. - For example, &a.ctm-src-cur.name; supports the HEAD of the + For example, &a.ctm-src-cur.name; supports the head development branch and &a.ctm-src-9.name; supports the 9.X release branch. @@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ Regardless of the method which is used to get deltas, CTM users should subscribe to the &a.ctm-announce.name; mailing list as this is the - only place where announcements concerning the operation of - the CTM system are posted. + only mechanism by which CTM + announcements are posted. @@ -275,18 +275,18 @@ &prompt.root; cd /directory/to/store/the/stuff &prompt.root; ctm -v -v /directory/which/stores/the/deltas/src-xxx.* - Multiple deltas can be applied at one time as they will + Multiple deltas can be applied with a single command as they will be processed one at a time and any deltas that are already applied will be ignored. CTM - understands deltas which have been put through - gzip, which saves disk space. + understands + gzip compressed deltas, which saves disk space. To verify a delta without applying it, include - . CTM will not - actually touch the local tree but will instead verify the + in the command line. CTM will not + actually modify the local tree but will instead verify the integrity of the delta to see if it would apply cleanly. Refer to &man.ctm.1; for more information about available - switches and an overview of the process + options and an overview of the process CTM uses when applying deltas. @@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ CTM. Once applied, it is recommended to not delete the deltas - if it is a burden to download them again. This way, a loca - copy is available in case something bad happens. + if it is a burden to download them again. This way, a local + copy is available in case it is needed for future disaster + recovery. @@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ To backup all of the files that would be changed by a CTM update, specify - . This option tells + . This option tells CTM to backup all files touched by the applied CTM delta to backup-file.