ZGETDUMP(8)

NAME
zgetdump - tool for copying dumps.

SYNOPSIS
zgetdump [-h] [-i] [-a] dumpdevice

DESCRIPTION
zgetdump takes as input the dump device and writes its contents to standard output, which you can redirect to a specific file.

OPTIONS

-h  Print usage and exit.

-i  Print the dump header information reading from the dumpdevice

-i -a
    Print the dump header information and check if the dump is valid when dumpdevice is multi-volume tape. (Check all tapes in sequence.)

dumpdevice
    This parameter specifies the device or partition where the dump is located, e.g.:

        /dev/dasdx1
    where x is a single lowercase letter.

BUGS
None so far ;-)

AUTHOR
This man-page was written by Despina Papadopoulou (despina_p@de.ibm.com)