1 03/01/84 dump_partition
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 3 Syntax as a command:
 4    dump_partition pvname partname offset {length} {-control_args}
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 7 Syntax as an active function:
 8    [dump_partition pvname partname offset {length}]
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11 Function: displays data from a named disk partition.  By default this
12 data appears in octal, four words per line, although other output
13 formats can also be selected.  The active function returns the
14 contents of the specified words in octal separated by spaces.
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17 Arguments:
18 pvname
19    is the name of the physical volume on which the partition to be
20    dumped exists.
21 partname
22    is the name of the partition to be dumped.  It must be four
23    characters or less in length.
24 offset
25    is the offset at which to begin dumping.
26 length
27    is the number of words to be dumped.  If not supplied, one word is
28    dumped.
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31 Control arguments:
32 -short, -sh
33    outputs data in short form, similar to dump_segment -short.
34 -long, -lg
35    outputs data in long form, similar to dump_segment -long.
36 -character, -ch
37    outputs data including the ASCII character representation.
38 -bcd
39    outputs data including the BCD character representation.
40 -no_header, -nhe
41    prints no header.
42 -header, -he
43    prints a header.  (Default)
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46 Access required: Access to the phcs_ and hphcs_ gates is required.