xfs_mdrestore(8) - Linux man page
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.