RRDRESTORE(1)                       rrdtool                      RRDRESTORE(1)

NAME
       rrdrestore - Restore the contents of an RRD from its XML dump format

SYNOPSIS
       rrdtool restore filename.xml filename.rrd [--range-check|-r]
       [--force-overwrite|-f]

DESCRIPTION
       The restore function reads the XML representation of an RRD and
       converts it to the native RRD format.

       filename.xml
               The  name  of  the  XML  file  you want to restore. The special
               filename "-" (a single dash) is interpreted as standard input.

               In  order  to  support  the  restore  command  in   pipe   mode
               (especially when using RRDtool over a network connection), when
               using  "-"  as  a  filename the end of the file can be signaled
               either  by  closing  the  data  channel  after  the  file   has
               transferred  (as would be the case when using input redirection
               within a suitable shell) or  by  sending  a  crtl-Z  /  newline
               combination.  This  allows  one  to  send  more commands to the
               RRDtool server after a restore.

       filename.rrd
               The name of the RRD to restore.

       --range-check|-r
               Make sure the values in the  RRAs  do  not  exceed  the  limits
               defined for the various data sources.

       --force-overwrite|-f
               Allows RRDtool to overwrite the destination RRD.

AUTHOR
       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>

1.10.2                            2026-05-19                     RRDRESTORE(1)
