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.\"     Title: ostree admin os-init
.\"    Author: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
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.\"      Date: 01/31/2019
.\"    Manual: ostree admin os-init
.\"    Source: OSTree
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "OSTREE ADMIN OS\-INI" "1" "" "OSTree" "ostree admin os-init"
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.SH "NAME"
ostree-admin-os-init \- Initialize empty state for a given operating system
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBostree\ admin\ os\-init\fR\ 'u
\fBostree admin os\-init\fR {STATEROOT}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Initializes an new stateroot (AKA "osname") for an operating system\&. Ensures that the core subdirectories of /var (/tmp, /lib, /run, and /lock) exist and initialize the given STATEROOT as OSTree stateroot\&. Each deployment location is comprised of a single shared
var
and a set of deployments (chroots)\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fB$ ostree admin os\-init exampleos\fR
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
        ostree/deploy/exampleos initialized as OSTree root
    
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}