centos man page for thin_repair

THIN_REPAIR(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    THIN_REPAIR(8)

NAME
       thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file to device/file

SYNOPSIS
       thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION
       thin_repair reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the respective device-mapper target from one device or file , repairs it and
       writes it to another device or file.  If written to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.

       -i, --input {device|file}
	      Input file or device with binary metadata.

       -o, --output {device|file}
	      Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.

       -h, --help
	      Print help and exit.

       -V, --version
	      Output version information and exit.

EXAMPLE
       Reads the binary thin provisioning metadata from file metadata , repairs it and writes it to logical volume  /dev/vg/metadata  for  further
       processing by the respective device-mapper target:

       thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata

DIAGNOSTICS
       thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

SEE ALSO
       thin_dump(8) thin_check(8) thin_restore(8) thin_rmap(8) thin_metadata_size(8)

AUTHOR
       Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
       Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>

Red Hat, Inc.						      Thin Provisioning Tools						    THIN_REPAIR(8)