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.PP
.B pseudo
.RB [ \-P\ prefix ]
-.B \-C
+.RB [ \-BC ]
+.BR \-i\ path
+.PP
+.B pseudo
+.RB [ \-P\ prefix ]
+.RB [ \-BC ]
+.BR \-m\ from\ \-M\ to
.PP
.B pseudo
.RB [ \-P\ prefix ]
@@ -74,6 +80,19 @@ The
command can be invoked in one of several possible modes:
.TP 8
+.B \-B
+The
+.B \-B
+option causes
+.I pseudo
+to scan its database, as with the
+.B \-C
+option, but instead of reporting mismatches,
+.I pseudo
+attempts to repair them. Specifically, device and inode number mismatches
+are corrected, and symlink or directory mismatches result in deletion of
+database entries.
+.TP 8
.B \-C
The
.B \-C
@@ -89,6 +108,46 @@ option causes
.I pseudo
to print a usage message and exit.
.TP 8
+.B \-i
+The
+.B \-i
+option causes
+.I pseudo
+to attempt to correct device number mismatches by
+checking inodes; if
+.I path
+has the same inode number as recorded in the database, but a different
+device number, all instances of the device number recorded in the database
+are updated to the device number in the live filesystem for
+.IR path .
+This is intended to handle the mismatches that can occur when remounting
+an NFS filesystem. The
+.B \-i
+option implies the
+.B \-C
+option. You can also specify the
+.B \-B
+option to request that the database be rebuilt.
+.TP 8
+.B \-m
+The
+.B \-m
+and
+.B \-M
+options cause
+.I pseudo
+to rename files, replacing the string
+.I from
+with the string
+.I to.
+The
+.B \-m
+option pair implies the
+.B \-C
+option. You can also specify the
+.B \-B
+option to request that the database be rebuilt.
+.TP 8
.B \-V
The
.B \-V
@@ -234,6 +293,30 @@ separately invoke the
.I pseudo
daemon; the client library starts it as needed.
+If you have moved a directory which
+.I pseudo
+was tracking, you may be able to get the database reattached using the
+.B \-m
+option. A typical usage might be:
+
+.sp
+$
+.I /path/to/pseudo
+.B \-B \-m
+.I oldpath
+.B \-M
+.I newpath
+.br
+
+This requests that
+.I pseudo
+replace the string
+.I oldpath
+with the string
+.I newpath
+at the beginnings of filenames, then regenerate the database, correcting any
+device/inode numbers.
+
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Depending on invocation, diagnostic messages usually go either to standard
error or to the file