Index for Section 8

Alphabetical listing for V

vfile(8)
NAME
  vfile - displays the contents of a file from an unmounted domain

SYNOPSIS
  /sbin/advfs/vfile BMT_page cell special [special 2...]

OPERANDS
  BMT_page
      Specifies the page within the bitfile metadata table (BMT) of the
      volume that contains the file's mcell.

  cell
      Specifies the cell of the BMT page that contains the file's mcell.

  special
      Specifies the volume on which the file's primary mcell is located.

  special 2...
      Specifies the other volumes in this domain that may be accessed to
      follow the file's mcell chain.

DESCRIPTION
  The vfile utility outputs the contents of a file from an unmounted domain.
  The file is identified by the location of its primary mcell. Each mcell
  location is composed of three parts: volume, page within the BMT file
  located on that volume, and cell within the BMT page.

  The primary mcell for the root tag directory is found in the BMT of the
  volume containing the log. To find this volume for a domain, use the
  showfdmn or the advscan command. The volume marked "L" contains the log.

  Certain metadata files are in fixed locations:

  ______________________________________________________
			   Page	  Cell	 Volume
  ______________________________________________________
  Bitfile metadata table   0	  0	 every volume
  Storage bitmap	   0	  1	 every volume
  Root tag directory	   0	  2	 volume with log
  Transaction log file	   0	  3	 volume with log
  ______________________________________________________









RESTRICTIONS
  You must have root user privileges to access this command.



EXAMPLES
  The following command will extract the contents of the log from the device
  /dev/rr23h and place it in a new file called log.

       # vfile 0 3 /dev/rr23h > log

SEE ALSO
  advscan(8), advfs(4)