Startup

Command-line arguments

When fsv is invoked with the --help option, it prints out a usage summary:

bash$ fsv2 --help
Usage: fsv2 [rootdir] [options]
  rootdir      Root directory for visualization
               (defaults to current directory)
  --mapv       Start in Map View mode (default)
  --treev      Start in TreeV mode
  --help       Print this help and exit

fsv2 - 3D File System Visualizer v.1.1.0

Options and arguments

rootdir

Specifies the base of the directory tree for fsv to work in. Everything inside this directory will be scanned, and subsequently translated into geometry.

If no value is given, fsv works in the directory it is invoked from.

--mapv

Starts the program in Map View visualization mode. (This is the default)

--treev

Starts the program in Tree View visualization mode.

--help

Prints out the usage summary and exits.

Examples

To give the TreeV view of everything under /usr:

bash$ fsv /usr --treev &