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THIN_REPAIR(8)							THIN_REPAIR(8)

NAME
       thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file
       to device/file

SYNOPSIS
       thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION
       thin_repair reads binary thin  provisioning  metadata  created  by  the
       respective  device-mapper  target  from one device or file , repairs it
       and writes it to another device or file.	  If  written  to  a  metadata
       device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.

       -i, --input {device|file}
	      Input file or device with binary metadata.

       -o, --output {device|file}
	      Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.

       -h, --help
	      Print help and exit.

       -V, --version
	      Output version information and exit.

EXAMPLE
       Reads  the  binary  thin	 provisioning  metadata	 from  file metadata ,
       repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further
       processing by the respective device-mapper target:

       thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata

DIAGNOSTICS
       thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

SEE ALSO
       thin_dump(8)   thin_check(8)  thin_restore(8)  thin_rmap(8)  thin_meta‐
       data_size(8)

AUTHOR
       Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
       Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>

Red Hat, Inc.		    Thin Provisioning Tools		THIN_REPAIR(8)

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