The DUMP command displays blocks, records, or file headers. DUMP is one of the primary DSE examination commands. Use the error messages reported by MUPIP INTEG to determine what to DUMP and examine from the database. DUMP also transfers records to a sequential file for future study and/or for input to MUPIP LOAD.

The format of the DUMP command is:

        D[UMP]  -A[LL]
                -B[LOCK]=block_number
                -C[OUNT]=count
                -F[ILEHEADER]
                -G[LO]
                -[NO]C[RIT]
                -[NO]H[EADER]
                -O[FFSET]=offset
                -R[ECORD]=record-number
        

The DUMP command requires specification of an object using either -BLOCK, -HEADER, -RECORD, or -FILEHEADER.