thin_metadata_unpack

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: Device Mapper Tools
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NAME

thin_metadata_unpack - unpack thin provisioning binary metadata.  

SYNOPSIS

thin_metadata_unpack [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
 

DESCRIPTION

thin_metadata_pack and thin_metadata_unpack are used to compress
binary metadata.
Useful for support.

thin_metadata_unpack expands metadata that has previously been packed with

thin_metadata_pack.
It outputs a binary file that the rest of the thin tools can use.

This tool cannot be run on live metadata.  

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Print version information and exit.
-i, --input {device|file}
Input file or device with binary data.
-o, --output {device|file}
Output file or device for binary data.
 

SEE ALSO

thin_dump(8), thin_check(8), thin_restore(8), thin_rmap(8), thin_metadata_size(8)  

AUTHOR

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR