.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. .Dd August 4, 2001 .Dt MKBOM 8 .Os Mac OS X .Sh NAME .Nm mkbom .Nd create a bill-of-materials file .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl s directory bom .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm command creates a bill-of-materials, .Xr bom 5 . You must specify the source as a directory. .Nm will generate bill-of-materials information for that directory. Any existing bomfile will be overwritten by the new bomfile. .Pp Options: .Bl -tag -width -indent .It Fl s create a simplified bom containing only file paths .El .Pp .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr bom 5 , .Xr ditto 8 , .Xr mkbom 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command appeared in NeXTSTEP as a tool to create .Nm bom files used during installation.