RRDRESTORE(1) rrdtool RRDRESTORE(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

rrdrestore - Restore the contents of an RRD from its XML dump format

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**rrdtool** **restore** *filename.xml* *filename.rrd* \[**--range-check**|**-r**] \[**--force-overwrite**|**-f**]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The **restore** function reads the XML representation of an RRD and converts it to the native **RRD** format.

[*filename.xml*](#filename.xml)

The name of the **XML** file you want to restore. The special filename "-" (a single dash) is interpreted as standard input.

In order to support the restore command in pipe mode (especially when using **RRDtool** over a network connection), when using "-" as a filename the end of the file can be signaled either by closing the data channel after the file has transferred (as would be the case when using input redirection within a suitable shell) or by sending a crtl-Z / newline combination. This allows one to send more commands to the **RRDtool** server after a restore.

[*filename.rrd*](#filename.rrd)

The name of the **RRD** to restore.

[**--range-check**|**-r**](#range)

Make sure the values in the RRAs do not exceed the limits defined for the various data sources.

[**--force-overwrite**|**-f**](#force)

Allows **RRDtool** to overwrite the destination **RRD**.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>

2026-09-01 1.11.0

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Document: rrdrestore(1) from rrdtool 1.11.0-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x