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dumpdir -- Command Print the directory of a dump dumpdir [af [argument ...] ] dumpdir reads through a file-system dump created by the dump command, gathers up its directory blocks, and displays the names and i-numbers of all files on the dump. The a option causes dumpdir to display the directory entries for `.' and `..', which are normally suppressed. The f option causes the next argument to be taken as the pathname of the dump device, which is otherwise assumed to be /dev/dump. If no options are specified, dumpdir reads from the default dump device /dev/dump and suppresses the printing of `.' and `..' entries. Files /dev/dump -- Default dump device /tmp/ddXXXXXX -- To hold directory blocks See Also commands, dump Diagnostics The dump/restore format puts a header at the beginning of the dump that includes all the information about what lives where in the dump. dumpdir reads this header to discover what files are in the dump. If the header is too large to fit onto one disk, dumpdir will then prompt you to insert the additional disk or disks; if this happens, insert the requested disk and then type <return>. Notes dump requires that its output be written to disks that are free of bad sectors. If you write a dump to a disk with bad sectors, you will not be able to restore files from that disk. For details on using disks with dump, see its Lexicon entry.