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xchkdmp

xchkdmp(8)					       JFS utility - dump fsck.jfs log file						xchkdmp(8)

NAME

       xchkdmp - dump the contents of a JFS fsck log file created with xchklog

SYNOPSIS

       xchkdmp [ -f input.file ] [ -V ]

DESCRIPTION

       xchkdmp dumps the contents of a JFS fsck log file that was created by JFS utility xchklog.  If no input file is specified, the default path
       and file name (<pwd>fscklog.new) is used.  The output is written to standard out.

OPTIONS

       -f input.file
	      Specifies the input file name and path.

	      input.file must be 127 characters or less in length.

	      input.file will be read from the present working directory unless it is fully qualified.

       -V     Print version information and exit (regardless of any other chosen options).

EXAMPLES

	Dump the contents of the fsck service log in <pwd>fscklog.new:

	      xchkdmp

       Dump the contents of the fsck service log in /temp/l9651107.log:

	      xchkdmp -f /temp/l9651107.log

REPORTING BUGS

       If you find a bug in JFS or xchkdmp , 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 xchkdmp error messages and the complete  output  of  running  fsck.jfs
       with the -v option on the JFS device.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

       Barry Arndt  (barndt@us.ibm.com)

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

								 January 11, 2001							xchkdmp(8)

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