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/usr/bin/cache_dump

Tools for checking, repairing and dumping dm-thin, dm-cache and dm-era metadata

From thin-provisioning-tools 1.3.4-r5 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running cache_dump --help (exit 0). permalink

Dump the cache metadata to stdout in XML format

Usage: cache_dump [OPTIONS] <INPUT>

Arguments:
  <INPUT>  Specify the input device to dump

Options:
  -h, --help           Print help
  -o, --output <FILE>  Specify the output file rather than stdout
  -r, --repair         Repair the metadata whilst dumping it
  -V, --version        Print version
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpPrint help and exit.help + man
-o, --output FILESpecify an output file for the xml, rather than printing to stdout.help + man
-r, --repairRepair the metadata whilst dumping it.help + man
-V, --versionPrint version information and exit.help + man
Examples (2) from the manual page, untested

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