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.Dd January 19, 2003
.Dt MKSNAP_FFS 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm mksnap_ffs
.Nd take a file system snapshot
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar mountpoint
.Ar snapshot_name
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility creates a snapshot named
.Ar snapshot_name
on the file system mounted at
.Ar mountpoint .
The
.Ar snapshot_name
argument must be contained within the file system mounted at
.Ar mountpoint .
.Pp
The group ownership of the file is set to
.Dq Li operator ;
the owner of the file remains
.Dq Li root .
The mode of the snapshot is set to be readable by the owner
or members of the
.Dq Li operator
group.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr chmod 2 ,
.Xr chown 8 ,
.Xr mount 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility first appeared in
.Fx 5.0 .