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BRCTL(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						  BRCTL(1)

NAME

     brctl -- Manage the CloudDocs daemon

SYNOPSIS

     brctl <command> [command-options and arguments]

DESCRIPTION

     brctl understands the following commands:

     diagnose [options] [<diagnosis-output-path>]
	 diagnose and collect logs

	 -M,--collect-mobile-documents[=<container>]  (default: all containers)
	 -s,--sysdiagnose     Do not collect what's already part of sysdiagnose
	 -n,--name=<name>     Change the device name
	 [<diagnosis-output-path>]
			      Specifies the output path of the diagnosis; -n becomes useless.

     download <path>
	 download a local copy of the document at this path

     evict <path>
	 evict the local copy of the document at this path

     log [options] [<command>]

	 -c,--color[={yes,no}]
			      turn on or off color use
	 -d,--path=<logs-dir> use <logs-dir> instead of default
	 -H,--home=<home-dir> use this as the ~ prefix, to look for ~/L/
	 -f,--filter=<predicate>
			      only show lines matching predicate
	 -m,--multiline[={yes,no}]
			      turn on or off multiple line logging
	 -n=<number>	      number of initial lines to display
	 -p,--page	      use paging
	 -w,--wait	      wait for new logs continuously (syslog -w)
	 -t,--shorten	      Shorten UUIDs, paths, etc
	 -s,--digest	      Only print digest logs

     dump [options] [<container>]
	 dump the CloudDocs database

	 -o,--output=<file-path>
			      redirect output to <file-path>
	 -d,--database-path=<db-path>
			      Use the database at <db-path>
	 [<container>]	      the container to be dumped

     monitor [options] <container>
	 use NSMetadataQuery to monitor the container

	 -S,--scope=<scope>
			      restrict the NSMDQ scope to DOCS, DATA, or BOTH

     versions [options] <path> [ALL|etags...]
	 list the non-local versions of the document at this path.

	 -a,--all	      List all non-local versions including those that
			      are locally cached

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