---
name: "kdumpid"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkdumpfile"
version: "0.5.6-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kdumpid"
---

# kdumpid(1)

A tool to identify kernel memory dumps

## NAME

KdumpID - A tool to identify kernel memory dumps

## SYNOPSIS

**kdumpid** *\[-v\] \<dumpfile\>*

## DESCRIPTION

**kdumpid** provides a fast and reliable method to find out the most important information about an unknown kernel crash dump, such as the architecture and kernel release.  Think of it as a kind of "file" utility for kernel dumps.

At present, **kdumpid** can read:

\- LKCD files\
 \- DISKDUMP/KDUMP files\
 \- ELF dumps (including support for both Xen Dom0 and DomU).

The following architectures are fully supported:

\- x86\
 \- x86-64\
 \- ppc\
 \- ppc64\
 \- s390\
 \- s390x.

Other architectures may produce some output if the information can be found in the file header.

## OPERATION

By default, **kdumpid** will print the kernel dump's format, architecture and version.

## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  Try to extract and print additional information from the memory dump, such as: the machine type, the full kernel banner string and the kernel configuration flavor.

## SEE ALSO

[**crash**(8)](/crash/8.md), [**makedumpfile**(8)](/makedumpfile/8.md), **kdump**(7).

## AUTHOR

KdumpID was written by Petr Tesarik.