diff --git a/man/man8/zfs-promote.8 b/man/man8/zfs-promote.8 index ba8cd5f6da..3cb8968873 100644 --- a/man/man8/zfs-promote.8 +++ b/man/man8/zfs-promote.8 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" Copyright 2018 Nexenta Systems, Inc. .\" Copyright 2019 Joyent, Inc. .\" -.Dd June 30, 2019 +.Dd March 16, 2022 .Dt ZFS-PROMOTE 8 .Os . @@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ The .Nm zfs Cm rename subcommand can be used to rename any conflicting snapshots. . +.Sh EXAMPLES +.\" These are, respectively, examples 10 from zfs.8 +.\" Make sure to update them bidirectionally +.Ss Example 1 : No Promoting a ZFS Clone +The following commands illustrate how to test out changes to a file system, and +then replace the original file system with the changed one, using clones, clone +promotion, and renaming: +.Bd -literal -compact -offset Ds +.No # Nm zfs Cm create Ar pool/project/production + populate /pool/project/production with data +.No # Nm zfs Cm snapshot Ar pool/project/production Ns @ Ns Ar today +.No # Nm zfs Cm clone Ar pool/project/production@today pool/project/beta + make changes to /pool/project/beta and test them +.No # Nm zfs Cm promote Ar pool/project/beta +.No # Nm zfs Cm rename Ar pool/project/production pool/project/legacy +.No # Nm zfs Cm rename Ar pool/project/beta pool/project/production + once the legacy version is no longer needed, it can be destroyed +.No # Nm zfs Cm destroy Ar pool/project/legacy +.Ed +. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr zfs-clone 8 , .Xr zfs-rename 8 diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8 index 9850215d97..aa8cd0e580 100644 --- a/man/man8/zfs.8 +++ b/man/man8/zfs.8 @@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ if invalid command line options were specified. .\" Examples 5 are shared with zfs-list.8. .\" Examples 8 are shared with zfs-rollback.8. .\" Examples 9, 10 are shared with zfs-clone.8. +.\" Examples 10 are also shared with zfs-promote.8. .\" Examples 12, 13 are shared with zfs-send.8. .\" Examples 12, 13 are also shared with zfs-receive.8. .\" Examples 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 are shared with zfs-allow.8.