logdump(8)						  JFS utility - journal log dump						logdump(8)

NAME

       logdump - dump a JFS formatted device's journal log

SYNOPSIS

       logdump [ -a ] device

DESCRIPTION

       logdump dumps the contents of the journal log from the specified JFS formatted device into output file ./jfslog.dmp.

       device is the special file name corresponding to the actual device from which the journal log will be dumped (e.g.  /dev/hdb1 ).

       logdump must be run as root.

OPTIONS

       -a     Dump the entire contents of the journal log instead of just the committed transactions since the last synch point.

EXAMPLE

       Dump the entire JFS journal log from the 3rd partition of the 2nd hard disk into ./jfslog.dmp:

	      logdump -a /dev/hdb3

REPORTING BUGS

       If you find a bug in JFS or logdump, please report it via the bug tracking system ("Report Bugs" section) of the JFS project web site:
       http://oss.software.ibm.com/jfs

       Please  send  as  much  pertinent information as possible, including any logdump error messages and the complete output of running fsck.jfs
       with the -v option on the JFS device.

SEE ALSO

       xchklog(8), xchkdmp(8), mkfs.jfs(8), fsck.jfs(8), logredo(8), xpeek(8)

AUTHORS

       Barry Arndt  (barndt@us.ibm.com)
       William Braswell, Jr.

       logdump is maintained by IBM.
       See the JFS project web site for more details:
       http://oss.software.ibm.com/jfs

								 October 10, 2001							logdump(8)