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DUMPFS(8)                 BSD System Manager's Manual                DUMPFS(8)

NAME
     dumpfs -- dump file system information

SYNOPSIS
     dumpfs [filesys | device]

DESCRIPTION
     Dumpfs prints out the super block and cylinder group information for the file system or special device
     specified.  The listing is very long and detailed.  This command is useful mostly for finding out cer-tain certain
     tain file system information such as the file system block size and minimum free space percentage.

SEE ALSO
     fs(5), fsck(8), newfs(8), tunefs(8)

HISTORY
     The dumpfs command appeared in 4.2BSD.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution        June 5, 1993        4.2 Berkeley Distribution

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