On 12/17 2013 14:46 PM, Stor?? wrote: > hi: > xfsdump and xfs_metadump difference > xfs_mdrestore and xfsrestore difference Please ask man page for details. In short, xfsdump is used to perform an incremental dump of an XFS file system. corresponding, xfsrestore is used to restore the file system back from the dumps. xfs_metadump/xfs_mdrestore are used to dump/restore filesystems metadatas, but they are used for debug purpose only. Thanks, -Jeff _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs