Signed-off-by: Chandan Babu R <chandan.babu@xxxxxxxxxx> --- man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 b/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 index c0e79d779..23695c768 100644 --- a/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 +++ b/man/man8/xfs_metadump.8 @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ xfs_metadump \- copy XFS filesystem metadata to a file ] [ .B \-l .I logdev +] [ +.B \-v +.I version ] .I source .I target @@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ metadata such as filenames is not considered sensitive. If obfuscation is required on a metadump with a dirty log, please inform the recipient of the metadump image about this situation. .PP +The contents of an external log device can be dumped only when using the v2 +format. Metadump in v2 format can be generated by passing the "-v 2" option. +.PP .B xfs_metadump should not be used for any purposes other than for debugging and reporting filesystem problems. The most common usage scenario for this tool is when @@ -134,6 +140,10 @@ this value. The default size is 2097151 blocks. .B \-o Disables obfuscation of file names and extended attributes. .TP +.B \-v +The format of the metadump file to be produced. Valid values are 1 and 2. The +default metadump format is 1. +.TP .B \-w Prints warnings of inconsistent metadata encountered to stderr. Bad metadata is still copied. -- 2.39.1
