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 =head1 NAME
 
-rrdtool dump - dump the contents of an B<RRD> to XML format
-
-=for html <div align="right"><a href="rrddump.pdf">PDF</a> version.</div>
+rrddump - dump the contents of an RRD to XML format
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -26,6 +24,28 @@ The name of the B<RRD> you want to dump.
 
 =back
 
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+To transfer an RRD between architectures, follow these steps:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1.
+
+On the same system where the RRD was created, use B<rrdtool> B<dump>
+to export the data to XML format.
+
+=item 2. 
+
+Transfer the XML dump to the target system
+
+=item 3.
+
+Run B<rrdtool> B<restore> to create a new RRD from the XML dump.  See
+B<rrdrestore> for details.
+
+=back
+
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 Tobias Oetiker E<lt>oetiker@ee.ethz.chE<gt>