diskdumpctl

DISKDUMPCTL(8)                                                  DISKDUMPCTL(8)

NAME

       diskdumpctl - diskdump controller

SYNOPSIS

       diskdumpctl [ -u ] device

       diskdumpctl -V

DESCRIPTION

       diskdumpctl  is a program to register a dump partition with the system.
       The devicefile argument must be either a block device file or a  parti-
       tion  device  file.  If  the  -u option is specified, the devicefile is
       unregistered.  If the  -V  option  is  specified,  diskdumpctl  version
       information is shown.

OPTIONS

       -u     Unregister the device.

       -V     Show version information and exit.

FILES

       /proc/diskdump
              For  kernel-2.4,  the  /proc  filesystem file through which dump
              partitions are registered with the system.

       /sys/devices/.../dump
              For kernel-2.6, the /sys filesystem file through which dump par-
              titions are registered with the system.

SEE ALSO

       diskdumpfmt(8), savecore(8)




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