THIN_DUMP(8)THIN_DUMP(8)NAME
thin_dump - dump thin provisioning metadata from device or file to
standard output
SYNOPSIS
thin_dump [options] {metadata device|file}
DESCRIPTION
thin_dump dumps thin provisioning metadata created by the device-mapper
thin provisioning target on a device or file to standard output for
analysis or postprocessing in either XML or human readable format. XML
formated metadata can be fed into thin_restore (see thin_restore(8)) in
order to put it back onto a metadata device (to process by the device-
mapper target) or file.
-f, --format {xml|human_readable}
Print output in XML or human readable format.
-r, --repair
-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
EXAMPLES
Dumps the thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata
to standard output in human readable format:
thin_dump -f human_redable /dev/vg/metadata
Dumps the thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata
to standard output in XML format:
thin_dump /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
thin_dump returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSOthin_check(8)thin_restore(8)AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
Red Hat, Inc. Thin Provisioning Tools THIN_DUMP(8)