1PG_FILEDUMP(1)                   User Commands                  PG_FILEDUMP(1)
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NAME

6       pg_filedump - PostgreSQL heap/index/control file dumper
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SYNOPSIS

9       pg_filedump [-abcdfhixy] [-R startblock [endblock]] [-S blocksize] file
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DESCRIPTION

12       Display formatted contents of a PostgreSQL heap/index/control file.
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14   The following options are valid for heap and index files:
15       -a     Display  absolute addresses when formatting (Block header infor‐
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18       -b     Display binary block images within a range (Option will turn off
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21       -d     Display  formatted  block content dump (Option will turn off all
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24       -f     Display formatted block content dump along with interpretation
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26       -h     Display this information
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30       -R     Display specific  block  ranges  within  the  file  (Blocks  are
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33              [startblock]: block to start at [endblock]: block to end at
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46       -f     Display formatted content dump along with interpretation
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OTHERS

51       This  manual  page  was  generated from pg_filedump help output (-h) by
52       help2man(1).
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REPORTING BUGS

55       Report bugs to <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org>
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59pg_filedump 9.3.0                 April 2014                    PG_FILEDUMP(1)