Manpage abroot

NAME

ABRoot is a utility that provides complete immutability and atomicity by transacting between 2 root partitions (A⟺B), it also allows for on-demand transactions via a transactional shell.

SYNOPSIS

abroot [options] [command]

DESCRIPTION

Usage:
    abroot [options] [command]

Options:
    --help/-h       show this message
    --verbose/-v        show more verbosity
    --version/-V        show version

Commands:
    _update-boot    update the boot partition (for advanced users only)
    get             outputs the present or future root partition state
    shell           enter a transactional shell in the future root partition and switch root on the next boot
    exec            execute a command in a transactional shell in the future root partition and switch to it on the next boot

EXEC

Execute a command in a transactional shell in the future root partition and switch to it on the next boot.

Usage:
    exec [command]

Options:
    --help/-h           show this message
    --assume-yes/-y     assume yes to all questions

Examples:
    abroot exec ls -l /
    abroot exec apt install git 

Tip: You can enclose multiple commands using "" and pass it as a single string.

GET

Outputs the present or future root partition state (A or B).

Usage:
    get [state]

Options:
    --help/-h       show this message

States:
    present     get the present root partition state
    future      get the future root partition state

Examples:
    abroot get present
    abroot get future

SHELL

Enter a transactional shell in the future root partition and switch root on the next boot.

Usage:
    shell

Options:
    --help/-h           show this message
    --assume-yes/-y     assume yes to all questions

Examples:
    abroot shell

UPDATE BOOT

Update the boot partition for maintenance purposes (for advanced users only).

Usage:
    _update-boot

Options:
    --help/-h           show this message
    --assume-yes/-y     assume yes to all questions

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

Contributors of Vanilla OS

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to the issue tracker.