Name
mkbom
Synopsis
mkbom [option
]sourcedir bomfile
Creates a bill-of-materials, or BOM
file. The
new BOM
, named in bomfile,
lists the full contents of directory sourcedir.
Included with each listing in the bom is information about the listed
file or directory, such as its permissions, size, and checksum. The
Mac OS X Installer uses boms to determine what files to install,
delete, or upgrade. See also ditto
and
lsbom
for more information about working with BOM
files.
Option
-
-s
Create a simplified
bom
, which includes only the pathnames of the listed files and directories.
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