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veriexec(8): explain that only a unique prefix is required
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When setting or querying state it is sufficient to
provide only enough of the state name to be unambiguous.
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sgerraty committed Feb 14, 2022
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd July 4, 2018
.Dd February 14, 2022
.Dt VERIEXEC 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
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.It Ar locked
prevent loading of any more manifests.
.El
.Pp
When setting or querying the state, it is sufficient to provide
a unique prefix of the desired state.
So
.Fl i
.Ar a
or
.Fl z
.Ar e
are sufficient, but
.Fl i
.Ar loc
is the minimum required to avoid confusion with
.Ar loaded .
.Sh MANIFESTS
The manifest contains a mapping of relative pathnames to fingerprints
with optional flags.
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