---
name: "dump_index"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libplucene-perl"
version: "1.25-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dump_index"
---

# dump\_index(1p)

dump the contents of an index

## NAME

dump\_index - dump the contents of an index

## SYNOPSIS

```
        perl -w dump_index $DIR
```

## DESCRIPTION

This will dump out an index in human readable form. It can be used when  debugging to compare indexes create with Plucene to those created with Lucene.