CACHE_CHECK(8)

NAME
cache_check - repair cache metadata on device or file

SYNOPSIS
cache_check [options] {device|file}

DESCRIPTION
cache_check checks cache metadata created by the device-mapper cache target on a device or file.

OPTIONS

-q, --quiet
    Suppress output messages, return only exit code.

-h, --help
    Print help and exit.

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

--super-block-only
    Only check the superblock is present.

--skip-mappings
    Skip checking of the block mappings which make up the bulk of the metadata.

--skip-hints
    Skip checking of the policy hint values metadata.

--skip-discards
    Skip checking of the discard bits in the metadata.

EXAMPLE
Analyses and repairs cache metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata:

cache_check /dev/vg/metadata The device may not be actively used by the target when running.

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

SEE ALSO
cache_dump(8) cache_repair(8) cache_restore(8)

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