From 66630dfe25efc6f19301f5d1c6595e7d01f42f46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: HereThereBeDragons Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:54:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add details about client param for named snapshots --- cpt-repo.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/cpt-repo.rst b/cpt-repo.rst index 9b1689c..06606a1 100644 --- a/cpt-repo.rst +++ b/cpt-repo.rst @@ -831,6 +831,12 @@ repository and are not allowed to contain spaces or spacial characters. Besides the actual tag's name they can also contain a free descriptive text and store a creation timestamp. +To mount a specific named snapshot as a client use + +:: + + CVMFS_REPOSITORY_TAG=$tagname + Named snapshots are best to use for larger modifications to the repository, for instance when a new major software release is installed. Named snapshots provide the ability to easily undo modifications and to