DISKDUMPCTL(8)						       DISKDUMPCTL(8)



NAME
       diskdumpctl - diskdump controller

SYNOPSIS
       diskdumpctl [ -u ] device

       diskdumpctl -V

DESCRIPTION
       diskdumpctl  is	a  program to register or unregister a dump partition
       with the system.	 The device argument must be either  a	block  device
       file or a partition device.  If the -u option is specified, the device
       is unregistered.	 If the -V option is specified,	 diskdumpctl  version
       information  is	shown.	 diskdumpctl  returns 1 if it fails due to an
       error. Otherwise it returns 0.

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
	      partitions are registered with the system.

SEE ALSO
       diskdumpfmt(8), savecore(8)




							       DISKDUMPCTL(8)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. dump
2. file
3. which