thin_metadata_pack - pack thin provisioning binary metadata.

       Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>

System Manager's Manual                        Device Mapper Tools                         thin_metadata_pack(8)

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.

thin_metadata_pack - pack thin provisioning binary metadata.

-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.

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

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