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## chantools dumpbackup
Dump the content of a channel.backup file
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### Synopsis
This command dumps all information that is inside a
channel.backup file in a human readable format.
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```
chantools dumpbackup [flags]
```
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### Examples
```
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chantools dumpbackup \
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--multi_file ~/.lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/channel.backup
```
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### Options
```
--bip39 read a classic BIP39 seed and passphrase from the terminal instead of asking for lnd seed format or providing the --rootkey flag
-h, --help help for dumpbackup
--multi_file string lnd channel.backup file to dump
--rootkey string BIP32 HD root key of the wallet to use for decrypting the backup; leave empty to prompt for lnd 24 word aezeed
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--walletdb string read the seed/master root key to use for decrypting the backup from an lnd wallet.db file instead of asking for a seed or providing the --rootkey flag
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```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
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--nologfile If set, no log file will be created. This is useful for testing purposes where we don't want to create a log file.
-r, --regtest Indicates if regtest parameters should be used
--resultsdir string Directory where results should be stored (default "./results")
-s, --signet Indicates if the public signet parameters should be used
-t, --testnet Indicates if testnet parameters should be used
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--testnet4 Indicates if testnet4 parameters should be used
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```
### SEE ALSO
* [chantools ](chantools.md ) - Chantools helps recover funds from lightning channels