NAME
  thin_metadata_pack - pack thin provisioning binary metadata.

SYNOPSIS
  thin_metadata_pack [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION
  thin_metadata_pack and thin_metadata_unpack are used to compress
  binary metadata.  Useful for support.

  thin_metadata_pack compresses the metadata, omitting any metadata blocks that are unused.

  This tool cannot be run on live metadata.

OPTIONS
  -h, --help		Print help and exit.
  -V, --version		Print version information and exit.
  -i, --input {device|file}	Input file or device with binary data.
  -o, --output {device|file}	Output file or device for binary data.

SEE ALSO
  thin_dump(8), thin_check(8), thin_restore(8), thin_rmap(8), thin_metadata_size(8)

AUTHOR
  Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>

