xfs_mdrestore

Synopsis

xfs_mdrestore [ -gi ] source target
xfs_mdrestore -i source
xfs_mdrestore -V

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 filesystem 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.

-i

Shows metadump information on stdout.  If no target is specified, exits after displaying information.  Older metadumps man not include any descriptive information.

-V

Prints the version number and exits.

Diagnostics

xfs_mdrestore returns an exit code of 0 if all the metadata is successfully restored or 1 if an error occurs.

See Also

xfs_metadump(8), xfs_repair(8), xfs(5)

Bugs

Email bug reports to linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org.

Referenced By

xfs_metadump(8).