---
name: "cfetooldump"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cfengine2"
version: "2.2.10-7"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cfetooldump"
---

# cfetooldump(8)

dump the contents of a database in XML format

## NAME

cfetooldump - dump the contents of a database in XML format

## SYNOPSIS

**cfetool** **dump** *name* \[**--path**⎪**-p** *directory name*\] \[**--file**⎪**-f** *filename*\] \[**--daily**⎪**-d**\] \[**--weekly**⎪**-w**\] \[**--yearly**⎪**-y**\] \[**--verbose**⎪**-v**\] \[**--help**⎪**-h**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Prints the contents of the specified database in XML format, with comments for human readability. This format can be read by **cfetool import**.

The **-d**, **-w**, and **-y** options specify which databases to include in the dump, and may be combined. If they are all omitted, the default is to only dump the weekly database.

## OPTIONS

- **--path**\|**-p** *directory name*

  Names the directory in which the database specified by *name* can be found.

- **--file**\|**-f** *filename*

  Names a file to print the XML to. If this option is omitted, the XML will be printed to the standard output stream.

- **--daily**\|**-d**

  Include the daily pattern database in the dump.

- **--weekly**\|**-w**

  Include the weekly pattern database in the dump.

- **--yearly**\|**-y**

  Include the yearly pattern database in the dump.

- **--verbose**\|**-v**

  Print details of the command's execution to the standard output stream. When using this argument, it is recommended that you also provide the **-f** argument, to avoid sharing the standard output stream.

- **--help**\|**-h**

  Print a short help message and then exit.

## EXAMPLE

```
  % cfetool dump temperature --path /my/path -f temperature.xml
```

Prints the following to the file **temperature.xml**:

```
 <!-- cfetool Database Dump -->
 <dump>
```

```
        <name> temperature </name>
```

```
        <age> 1 </age> <!-- steps (0.001 weeks) -->
```

```
        <step> 10 </step> <!-- minutes -->
```

```
        <!-- consecutive updates -->
        <iterations> 1 </iterations>
```

```
        <!-- last update at Tue Aug 31 10:32:05 2004 -->
        <timestamp> 1093973525 </timestamp>
```

```
        <!-- current weighted average -->
        <expect> 7.105000 </expect>
```

```
        <!-- current variance -->
        <var> 38.280217 </var>
```

```
 <!-- data entries -->
        <entry> <timekey> Tue:Hr10:Min30_40 </timekey>
                <expect> 10.150000 </expect>
                <var> 13.245750 </var>
        </entry>
```

```
 </dump>
```

## AUTHORS

The code and documentation were contributed by Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, a department of Stanford University. This documentation was written by

- Elizabeth Cassell \<e\_a\_c@mailsnare.net\> and

  - Alf Wachsmann \<alfw@slac.stanford.edu\>

  ## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

```
 Copyright 2004 Alf Wachsmann <alfw@slac.stanford.edu> and
                Elizabeth Cassell <e_a_c@mailsnare.net>
 All rights reserved.
```