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authoravg <avg@FreeBSD.org>2016-08-15 08:49:07 +0000
committeravg <avg@FreeBSD.org>2016-08-15 08:49:07 +0000
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MFC r303086: 7164 zdb should be able to open the root dataset
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@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ pool, and is inherently unstable.
The precise output of most invocations is not documented, a knowledge of ZFS
internals is assumed.
.Pp
+If the
+.Ar dataset
+argument does not contain any
+.Sy /
+or
+.Sy @
+characters, it is interpreted as a pool name.
+The root dataset can be specified as
+.Pa pool Ns Sy /
+(pool name followed by a slash).
+.Pp
When operating on an imported and active pool it is possible, though unlikely,
that zdb may interpret inconsistent pool data and behave erratically.
.Sh OPTIONS
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