.TH jfs_fscklog 8 "October 28, 2002" " " "Extract/Display JFS fsck Log"

.SH NAME
.B jfs_fscklog
\- extract a JFS fsck service log into a file and/or format and display the extracted file

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B jfs_fscklog
[
.B -d
] [
.BI -e " device"
] [
.BI -f " output.file"
] [
.B -p
] [
.B -V
]

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B jfs_fscklog
with option
.BI -e " device"
extracts the contents of either the most recent or immediately prior
(specified with option
.BR -p )
JFS fsck service log from the specified device, and writes the output to
a file.  The file name may be specified with the
.B -f
option, or the default file name is
.IR <pwd>fscklog.new "."
If the
.B -p
option is used, the default file name is
.IR <pwd>fscklog.old "."
.PP
.B jfs_fscklog
with option
.B -d
formats and displays the contents of the extracted file.
.PP
.B jfs_fscklog
with options
.B -d
and
.BI -e " device"
extracts and displays the JFS fsck service log.

.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-d
Format and display a previously extracted JFS fsck service log.
.TP
.BI \-e  " device"
Extract the JFS fsck service log from
.I device
and store it in a file.
.RI ( device
is the special file name corresponding to the actual device from which the fsck log will be extracted (e.g.
.BR /dev/hdb1 " )). "
.TP
.BI \-f  " file.name"
Specify the file name, overriding the default file name.  When used with
.B -e
.IR device ,
file.name specifies the name of the file into which the JFS fsck log will be extracted.
When used with
.BR -d ,
file.name specifies the name of the extracted file whose contents will be formatted and displayed.
.RS
.LP
.IR file.name " must be 127 characters or less in length."
.LP
.IR file.name " will be created in the present working directory unless it is fully qualified."
.RE
.TP
.BI \-p
Extract the prior log (as opposed to the most recent log).
.TP
.BI \-V
Print version information and exit (regardless of any other chosen options).
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
 Extract the most recent JFS fsck log on /dev/hda5 into
.IR <pwd>fscklog.new :
.IP
.B jfs_fscklog -e /dev/hda5
.IP
.LP
Extract the most recent JFS fsck log on /dev/hdb3 into
.IR /temp/l9651107.log :
.IP
.B jfs_fscklog -e /dev/hdb3 -f /temp/l9651107.log
.IP
.LP
Display the JFS fsck log that was extracted into
.IR /temp/l9651107.log :
.IP
.B jfs_fscklog -d -f /temp/l9651107.log
.IP
.LP
Extract and display the previous JFS fsck log from /dev/hda8:
.IP
.B jfs_fscklog -e /dev/hda8 -d -p
.IP

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
.PP
If you find a bug in
.B JFS
or
.BR jfs_fscklog,
please report it via the bug tracking system ("Report Bugs" section) of the JFS project web site:
.nf
http://jfs.sourceforge.net/
.fi
.PP
Please send as much pertinent information as possible, including any
.B jfs_fscklog
error messages and the complete output of running
.B jfs_fsck
with the
.B \-v
option on the JFS device.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR jfs_fsck (8),
.BR jfs_mkfs (8),
.BR jfs_tune (8),
.BR jfs_logdump (8),
.BR jfs_debugfs (8)

.SH AUTHOR
.nf
Barry Arndt  (barndt@us.ibm.com)

.fi
.B jfs_fscklog
is maintained by IBM.
.nf
See the JFS project web site for more details:
http://jfs.sourceforge.net/
.fi