You can split an archive into sections, which enables you to modify some sections, add new sections, or delete sections. After you have modified the sections, you need to merge the sections to create an new archive. For example, you might want to add a user-defined section or modify the archive identification section. Do not modify the Archive Files section or you compromise the integrity of the archive.

The flar split command splits a Solaris Flash archive into sections. The flar command copies each section into a separate file in the current directory or specified directory. The files are named after the sections, for example, the archive cookie is saved in a file that is named cookie. You can specify that the flar split command save only one section. The syntax of the command is as follows:

flar split[ d dir] [ u section] [ f archive] [ S section] [ t [ p posn] [ b blocksize]] filename

# flar split archive1.flar

After you have split an archive into sections, you can combine the sections to create a new archive.

The flar combine command creates a Solaris Flash archive from individual sections. The following table describes how the flar command handles combining sections.

The following command syntax is for flar combine command.

flar combine [ d dir] [ u section] [ t [ p posn] [ b blocksize]] filename

# flar combine newarchive.flar 

# flar combine -u user_defined newarchive.flar 

Use the flar info command to get information about archives you have already created. The syntax of the command is as follows:

flar info [ l] [ k keyword] [ t [ p posn] [ b blocksize]] filename

# flar info -l archive3.flar
aaa
aaa/bbb
aaa/bbb/ccc
aaa/bbb/ccc/ddd
aaa/eee