DMCTL(8)

NAME
dmctl - manipulate device-mapper driver command

SYNOPSIS
dmctl

DESCRIPTION
dmctl works with the device-mapper kernel driver. It can send and receive information and commands from the dm driver.
version | Print driver and lib version.
targets | List available kernel targets.
create | Create device with [dm device name].
ls | List existing dm devices.
info | Get info about device with [dm device name].
rename | Rename device with [dm device name] to [dm device new name].
remove | Remove device with [dm device name].
resume | Resume IO on dm device [dm device name].
suspend | Suspend IO on dm device [dm device name].
deps | Print physical dependiences for dm device [dm device name].
reload | Switch active and passive tables for [dm device name].
status | Print status for device with [dm device name].
table | Print active table for device with [dm device name].

SEE ALSO
dm(3), dm(4)

HISTORY
The dmctl was written and contributed to NetBSD by Adam Hamsik and first appeared in NetBSD 6.0.