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+.TH CACHE_CHECK 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
+.SH NAME
+cache_check \- repair cache metadata on device or file
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B cache_check
+.RB [ options ]
+.I {device|file}
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B cache_check
+checks cache  metadata created by
+the device-mapper cache target on a
+.I device
+or
+.I file.
+
+.SH OPTIONS
+.IP "\fB\-q, \-\-quiet\fP"
+Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
+
+.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
+Print help and exit.
+
+.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
+Output version information and exit.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-super\-block\-only\fP"
+Only check the superblock is present.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-skip-mappings\fP"
+Skip checking of the block mappings which make up the bulk of the
+metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-skip-hints\fP"
+Skip checking of the policy hint values metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-\-skip-discards\fP"
+Skip checking of the discard bits in the metadata.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Analyses and repairs cache metadata on logical volume
+/dev/vg/metadata:
+.sp
+.B cache_check /dev/vg/metadata
+
+The device may not be actively used by the target
+when running.
+
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.B cache_check
+returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B cache_dump(8)
+.B cache_repair(8)
+.B cache_restore(8)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
+.br
+Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
diff --git a/man8/cache_dump.8 b/man8/cache_dump.8
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+.TH CACHE_DUMP 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
+.SH NAME
+cache_dump \- dump cache metadata from device or file to standard output
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B cache_dump
+.RB [options]
+.I {device|file}
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B cache_dump
+dumps binary cache metadata created by
+the device-mapper cache target on a
+.I device
+or
+.I file
+to standard output for
+analysis or postprocessing in XML format.
+XML formated metadata can be fed into cache_restore (see
+.BR cache_restore(8) )
+in order to put it back onto a metadata
+.I device
+(to process by the device-mapper target) or
+.I file.
+
+.IP "\fB\-r, \-\-repair\fP".
+Repair the metadata whilst dumping it.
+
+.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP".
+Print help and exit.
+
+.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP".
+Output version information and exit.
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+Dumps the cache metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata
+to standard output in XML format:
+.sp
+.B cache_dump /dev/vg/metadata
+
+.SH EXAMPLES
+Dumps the cache metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata
+whilst repairing it to standard output in XML format:
+.sp
+.B cache_dump --repair /dev/vg/metadata
+
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.B cache_dump
+returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B cache_check(8)
+.B cache_repair(8)
+.B cache_restore(8)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
+.br
+Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
diff --git a/man8/cache_repair.8 b/man8/cache_repair.8
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+.TH CACHE_REPAIR 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
+.SH NAME
+cache_repair \- repair cache binary metadata from device/file to device/file
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B cache_repair
+.RB [ options ]
+.RB -i
+.I {device|file}
+.RB -o
+.I {device|file}
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B cache_repair
+reads binary cache metadata created by the
+respective device-mapper target from one
+.I device
+or
+.I file
+, repairs it and writes it to another
+.I device
+or
+.I file.
+If written to a metadata
+.I device
+, the metadata can be processed
+by the device-mapper target.
+
+.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-input\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
+Input file or device with binary metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-output\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
+Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
+Print help and exit.
+
+.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
+Output version information and exit.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Reads the binary cache metadata from file
+.B metadata
+, repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata
+for further processing by the respective device-mapper target:
+.sp
+.B cache_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
+
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.B cache_repair
+returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B cache_dump(8)
+.B cache_check(8)
+.B cache_restore(8)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
+.br
+Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
diff --git a/man8/cache_restore.8 b/man8/cache_restore.8
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+.TH CACHE_RESTORE 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
+.SH NAME
+cache_restore \- restore cache metadata file to device or file
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B cache_restore
+.RB [ options ]
+.RB -i
+.I {device|file}
+.RB -o
+.I {device|file}
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B cache_restore
+restores cache metadata created by the respective
+device-mapper target dumped into an XML formatted (see
+.BR cache_dump(8) )
+.I file
+, which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another
+.I device
+or
+.I file.
+If restored to a metadata
+.I device
+, the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
+
+.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-input\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
+Input file or device with metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-output\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
+Output file or device.
+
+.IP "\fB{\-\-debug-override-metadata-version}\fP \fI<integer>\fP"
+ONLY FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES:
+.br
+override the version stored in the metadata.
+
+.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
+Print help and exit.
+
+.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
+Output version information and exit.
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+Restores the XML formatted cache metadata on file
+.B metadata
+to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the
+respective device-mapper target:
+.sp
+.B cache_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
+
+.SH DIAGNOSTICS
+.B cache_restore
+returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.B cache_dump(8)
+.B cache_check(8)
+.B cache_repair(8)
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
+.br
+Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>