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| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/new-features.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/utils.xml | 16 |
3 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index e4b9d6b94..47d0893b8 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ 2015-02-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + * utils.xml (regtool): Clarify save action. Add description for + restore action. + * new-features.xml (ov-new1.7.34): Add regtool restore. + +2015-02-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + * Throughout, replace http with https as far as cygwin.com and sourceware.org URLs are concerned. * Throughout, simplify ulink expressions if the visible text is the diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml index af9175e81..ed44b97a7 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/new-features.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.xml @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ from an ACL. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> +Add restore action to regtool. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> Make gethostbyname2 handle numeric host addresses as well as the reserved domain names "localhost" and "invalid" per RFC 6761. </para></listitem> diff --git a/winsup/doc/utils.xml b/winsup/doc/utils.xml index 39d88f77c..e5f073013 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/utils.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/utils.xml @@ -1538,7 +1538,8 @@ Actions: unset KEY\VALUE removes VALUE from KEY load KEY\SUBKEY PATH load hive from PATH into new SUBKEY unload KEY\SUBKEY unload hive and remove SUBKEY - save KEY\SUBKEY PATH save SUBKEY into new hive PATH + save KEY\SUBKEY PATH save SUBKEY into new file PATH + restore KEY\SUBKEY PATH restore SUBKEY from file PATH Options for 'list' Action: @@ -1567,6 +1568,11 @@ Options for 'set' and 'unset' Actions: -K<c>, --key-separator[=]<c> set key separator to <c> instead of '\' +Options for 'restore' action: + + -f, --force restore even if open handles exist at or beneath the location + in the registry hierarchy to which KEY\SUBKEY points + Other Options: -h, --help output usage information and exit @@ -1673,7 +1679,13 @@ Example: regtool.exe get '\user\software\Microsoft\Clock\iFormat' unloads the file and removes the subkey. </para> <para>The <literal>save</literal> action saves a subkey into a registry - hive. </para> + file. Ideally you append the suffix <filename>.reg</filename> to the file + so it gets automatically recognized as registry file by + <command>Windows Explorer</command>.</para> + + <para>The <literal>restore</literal> action restores a registry subkey + from a file saved via the aforementioned <literal>save</literal> action. + </para> <para> By default, the last "\" or "/" is assumed to be the separator between the key and the value. You can use the <literal>-K</literal> |