1RRDDUMP(1)                          rrdtool                         RRDDUMP(1)
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NAME

6       rrddump - dump the contents of an RRD to XML format
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SYNOPSIS

9       rrdtool dump [--no-header|-n] filename.rrd > filename.xml
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13       rrdtool dump [--no-header|-n] filename.rrd filename.xml
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DESCRIPTION

16       The dump function writes the contents of an RRD in human readable (?)
17       XML format to a file or to stdout. This format can be read by
18       rrdrestore. Together they allow you to transfer your files from one
19       computer architecture to another as well to manipulate the contents of
20       an RRD file in a somewhat more convenient manner.
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22       filename.rrd
23               The name of the RRD you want to dump.
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26               The (optional) filename that you want to write the XML output
27               to.  If not specified, the XML will be printed to stdout.
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29       [--no-header|-n]
30               In rrdtool 1.3, the dump function started producing correct
31               xml-headers.  Unfortunately the rrdtool restore function from
32               the 1.2 series can not handle these headers. With this option
33               you can supress the creatinon of the xml headers.
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EXAMPLES

36       To transfer an RRD between architectures, follow these steps:
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38       1.  On the same system where the RRD was created, use rrdtool dump to
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41       2.  Transfer the XML dump to the target system.
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43       3.  Run rrdtool restore to create a new RRD from the XML dump. See
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AUTHOR

47       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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511.3.8                             2008-05-16                        RRDDUMP(1)