persist-tool(1) The persist-tool manual page persist-tool(1) (NAME) persist-tool - {{ site.product.short_name }} (SYNOPSIS) persist-tool [command] [options] (DESCRIPTION) . persist-tool persist . [](/assets/images/caution.png) : Persist-tool syslog-ng . . persist . : * persist-state persist SLP4 . persist . * (wildcard) . DUMP (THE DUMP COMMAND) dump [options] [persist_file] dump persist JSON . dump : --help -? . : ```config persist-tool dump /Users/hofi/Develop/Balabit/syslog-ng/build/install/var/syslog-ng persist ``` : ```config run_id = { "value": "00 00 00 00 0C 00 00 00 " } host_id = { "value": "00 00 00 00 5F 49 2F 01 " } ``` ADD (THE ADD COMMAND) add [options] [input_file] add (state-entry) persist . dump . . . persist . add: persist-tool dump persist . . persist-tool add persist . add : --help -? . --output-dir= -o . persist . persist syslog-ng.persist . --persist-name= -p . persist . : syslog-ng.persist. : ``` shell /Users/hofi/Develop/Balabit/syslog-ng/build/install/bin/persist-tool add dump_persist -o . ``` : ```config log_reader_curpos(Application) OK affile_sd_curpos(/var/aaa.txt) OK ``` : ```config log_reader_curpos(Application) OK wrong FAILED (error: Invalid entry syntax) affile_sd_curpos(/var/aaa.txt) OK ``` (FILES) /Users/hofi/Develop/Balabit/syslog-ng/build/install/bin/persist-tool (SEE ALSO) syslog-ng.conf(5) : syslog-ng OSE syslog-ng OSE Administration Guide[1] syslog-ng OSE mailing list[2] . syslog-ng OSE syslog-ng OSE blogs[3] . (AUTHORS) syslog-ng OSE Administration Guide[1] . (COPYRIGHT) (NOTES) [1] syslog-ng OSE Administration Guide [2] syslog-ng OSE mailing list [3] syslog-ng OSE blogs 4.10.2 18 December 2025 persist-tool(1)