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Flag Description
-t Format Lists each string preceded by its offset from the start of the file. The
format is dependent on the character used as the format variable:
5.9.5 The sysdumpdev command
d writes the offset in decimal.
o writes the offset in octal.
x writes the offset in hexadecimal.
When the -o and the -t Format flags are defined more than once on a
command line, the last flag specified controls the behavior of the
strings command.
-Number Specifies a minimum string length other than the default of four
characters. The maximum value of a string length is 4096. This flag is
identical to the -n Number flag.
File Binary or object file to be searched.
The sysdumpdev command changes the primary or secondary dump device
designation in a system that is running. The primary and secondary dump
devices are designated in a system configuration object. The new device
designations are in effect until the sysdumpdev command is run again, or the
system is restarted.
If no flags are used with the sysdumpdev command, the dump devices defined in
the SWservAt ODM object class are used. The default primary dump device is
/dev/hd6. The default secondary dump device is /dev/sysdumpnull.
Note: Do not use a mirrored or copied logical volume as the active primary
dump device. System dump error messages will not be displayed, and any
subsequent dumps to a mirrored logical volume will fail.
Do not use a diskette drive as your dump device.
If you use a paging device, only use hd6, the primary paging device. AIX
Version 4.2.1 or later supports using any paging device in the root volume
group (rootvg) as the secondary dump device.
The sysdumpdev command syntax is as follows:
sysdumpdev [-c | -C] -P { -p Device | -s Device } [ -q ]
sysdumpdev [-c | -C] [ -p Device | -s Device] [ -q ]
sysdumpdev [-c | -C] [ -d Directory | -D Directory | -e | [ -k | -K ] | -l | -L
| -p Device | -q | -r Host: Path | -s Device | -z ]
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