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/usr/bin/cache_repair

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_repair --help (exit 0). permalink

Repair binary cache metadata, and write it to a different device or file

Usage: cache_repair [OPTIONS] --input <FILE> --output <FILE>

Options:
  -h, --help           Print help
  -i, --input <FILE>   Specify the input device
  -o, --output <FILE>  Specify the output device
  -q, --quiet          Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
  -V, --version        Print version
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpPrint help and exit.help + man
-i, --input FILEInput file or device containing binary metadata.help + man
-o, --output FILEOutput file or device for repaired binary metadata.help + man
-q, --quietSuppress output messages, return only exit code.help
-V, --versionPrint version information and exit.help + man
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

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