xfs_mdrestore
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NAME
xfs_mdrestore - restores an XFS metadump image to a filesystem image
SYNOPSIS
xfs_mdrestore
[
-g
]
source
target
DESCRIPTION
xfs_mdrestore
is a debugging tool that restores a metadata image generated by
xfs_metadump(8)
to a filesystem. The
source
argument specifies the location of the metadump image and the
target
argument specifies the destination for the filsystem image.
If the
source
is -, then the metadata image is read from stdin. This allows the output of
be another program such as a compression application to be redirected to
xfs_mdrestore.
The
target
can be either a file or a device.
xfs_mdrestore
should not be used to restore metadata onto an existing filesystem unless
you are completely certain the
target
can be destroyed.
OPTIONS
- -g
-
Shows restore progress on stdout.
DIAGNOSTICS
xfs_mdrestore
returns an exit code of 0 if all the metadata is succesfully restored or
1 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
xfs_metadump(8),
xfs_repair(8),
xfs_check(8),
xfs(5)
BUGS
Email bug reports to
xfs@oss.sgi.com.