thin_check(8) - Linux man page

Name

thin_check - repair thin provisioning metadata on device or file

Synopsis

thin_check [options] {device|file}

Description

thin_check checks thin provisioning metadata created by the device-mapper thin provisioning target on a device or file. See thin_dump(8) how to dump metadata to a file.

Options

-q, --quiet
Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.

Example

Analyses and repairs thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata:

thin_check

/dev/vg/metadata

The device may not be actively used by the target when repairing!

Diagnostics

thin_check returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

See Also

thin_dump(8) thin_restore(8)

Author

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>