jfs_logdump

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

NAME

   jfs_logdump - dump a JFS formatted device's journal log

SYNOPSIS

   jfs_logdump [ -a ] device

DESCRIPTION

   jfs_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 ).

   jfs_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:

          jfs_logdump -a /dev/hdb3

REPORTING BUGS

   If you find a bug in JFS or jfs_logdump, please report it via the bug tracking system ("Report Bugs" section) of the JFS project web site:
   http://jfs.sourceforge.net/

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

SEE ALSO

   jfs_fsck(8), jfs_mkfs(8), jfs_fscklog(8), jfs_tune(8), jfs_debugfs(8)

AUTHORS

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

   jfs_logdump is maintained by IBM.
   See the JFS project web site for more details:
   http://jfs.sourceforge.net/

                                                                                   October 29, 2002                                                                         jfs_logdump(8)