ostree-static-delta(1)

ostree-static-delta1

Manage static delta files

Usage

ostree static-delta list

ostree static-delta show

ostree static-delta delete

ostree static-delta generate --to=REV [OPTIONS ...]

ostree static-delta apply-offline [OPTIONS ...] PATH [KEY-ID ...]

ostree static-delta verify [OPTIONS ...] STATIC-DELTA [KEY-ID ...]

Overview

List and manipulate static delta files.

Options

--from="REV"

Create delta from revision REV.

--to="REV"

Create delta to revision REV. (This option is required.) The delta is from the parent of REV, unless specified otherwise by --from or --empty.

--empty

Create delta from scratch.

--max-usize=SIZE

Maximum uncompressed size in megabytes.

--sign-type=ENGINE

Use particular signature engine. Currently available ed25519 and dummy signature types. The default is ed25519.

--sign="KEY-ID"

There KEY-ID is:

for ed25519:

base64-encoded secret key for signing.

for dummy:

ASCII-string used as secret key.

Options

KEY-ID

for ed25519:

base64-encoded public key for verifying.

for dummy:

ASCII-string used as public key.

--sign-type=ENGINE

Use particular signature engine. Currently available ed25519 and dummy signature types.

--keys-file

Read key(s) from file filename. Valid for ed25519 signature type. For ed25519 this file must contain base64-encoded public key(s) per line for verifying.

--keys-dir

Redefine the system path, where to search files and subdirectories with well-known and revoked keys.

Options

KEY-ID

for ed25519:

base64-encoded public key for verifying.

for dummy:

ASCII-string used as public key.

--sign-type=ENGINE

Use particular signature engine. Currently available ed25519 and dummy signature types. The default is ed25519.

--keys-file

Read key(s) from file filename. Valid for ed25519 signature type. For ed25519 this file must contain base64-encoded public key(s) per line for verifying.

--keys-dir

Redefine the system path, where to search files and subdirectories with well-known and revoked keys.

Examples

$ ostree static-delta

        (No static deltas)

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

--keys-dir since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --keys-file since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --sign since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --sign-type since Debian 11 (Bullseye).

From ostree 2026.4-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.