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.TH ovlogdump "" "" ""
.ds )H Hewlett-Packard Company
.ds ]L
.ds ]W June 2007
.SH NAME
ovlogdump - dumps a specified binary log file as text in the current locale to the console
.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.PP
ovlogdump -h|-help 

.PP
ovlogdump -version 

.PP
ovlogdump [<\fIbinary_logfile_name\fR>] 

.PP
ovlogdump -merge -tofile <\fIbinary_logfile_name\fR> -fromfiles <\fIbinary_logfile1_name\fR> <\fIbinary_logfile2_name\fR>... 

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.LP
The ovlogdump command dumps a binary log file as text in the current locale to the console. To view the contents of a log file, specify its location and name; else, the system.bin file is dumped to the console by default.

.LP
By default, all the log files are stored in the following location:

.LP
On Windows:

.LP
C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\Data\\log

.LP
On UNIX:

.LP
/var/opt/OV/log

.LP
If permissions are inadequate for the default locations, the log files are stored in the <\fIOvDataDir\fR>/log/public directory.

.LP
During application logging, if multiple log files are created, you can use the -merge option to merge these files into a single binary log file.

.Sh "Parameters"

.LP
ovlogdump recognizes the following options:

.TP
[\fI<binary_logfile_name>\fR]

The name and location of the binary log file to be dumped. If the log file name is not specified, system.bin file in the <\fIOVDataDir\fR>/log/ directory is displayed on the console by default. 

.TP
-merge -tofile <\fIbinary_logfile_name\fR> -fromfiles <\fIbinary_logfile1_name\fR> <\fIbinary_logfile2_name\fR>....

Merges application log files specified by <\fIbinary_logfile1_name\fR>.... into a single binary log file specified by <\fIbinary_logfile_name\fR>. This option is not supported for merging system log files.

.TP
-h|-help

Displays all available options for the ovlogdump command.

.TP
-version

Displays the version of the ovlogdump command.

.SH "AUTHOR"

.LP
ovlogdump was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company.