Xdumpgo Tutorial Extra Quality May 2026

./xdumpgo convert repaired.dump --to volatility3 --output final.dump

We need a writer that handles escaping and SQL formatting on the fly.

package main
import (
"database/sql"
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"strings"
_ "github.com/lib/pq" // Example using PostgreSQL

)
// SQLDumper handles the streaming dump process
type SQLDumper struct 
db     *sql.DB
output io.Writer
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func NewSQLDumper(db *sql.DB, output io.Writer) *SQLDumper 
return &SQLDumperdb: db, output: output

// DumpTable streams a specific table to the output writer
func (d *SQLDumper) DumpTable(tableName string) error {
// 1. Setup the streaming query
// We use a transaction with READ ONLY to ensure consistency
tx, err := d.db.Begin()
if err != nil 
return fmt.Errorf("failed to begin transaction: %w", err)
defer tx.Rollback() // Safe to rollback read-only tx
// 2. Execute Query
// For true "extra quality", you would implement cursor/pagination here
// for massive datasets, but Rows() is a streaming iterator in Go.
rows, err := tx.Query(fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM %s", tableName))
if err != nil 
	return fmt.Errorf("query failed: %w", err)
defer rows.Close()
columns, err := rows.Columns()
if err != nil 
	return err
// 3. Write Header
header := fmt.Sprintf("\n-- Dumping data for table: %s\n", tableName)
d.output.Write([]byte(header))
// 4. Stream Processing
// We create a slice of empty interfaces to hold raw pointers
values := make([]interface{}, len(columns))
valuePtrs := make([]interface{}, len(columns))
for i := range columns 
	valuePtrs[i] = &values[i]
for rows.Next() 
	// Scan into pointers
	if err := rows.Scan(valuePtrs...); err != nil 
		return err
// Build the INSERT statement dynamically
	if err := d.writeInsert(tableName, columns, valuePtrs); err != nil 
		return err
return rows.Err()

}
// writeInsert constructs and writes a single INSERT statement
func (d *SQLDumper) writeInsert(table string, cols []string, vals []interface{}) error 
var sb strings.Builder We need a writer that handles escaping and
sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s (", table))
for i, col := range cols 
	if i > 0 
		sb.WriteString(", ")
sb.WriteString(col)
sb.WriteString(") VALUES (")
for i, val := range vals 
	if i > 0 
		sb.WriteString(", ")
// Type switching for proper SQL escaping
	switch v := val.(type) 
	case *string:
		// In production, use proper escaping libraries to prevent SQL injection in dumps
		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", *v)) 
	case *int, *int64, *float64:
		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", v))
	case *bool:
		if *v 
			sb.WriteString("TRUE")
		 else 
			sb.WriteString("FALSE")
case nil:
		sb.WriteString("NULL")
	default:
		// Handle byte arrays or unknown types
		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("'%v'", v))
sb.WriteString(");\n")
_, err := d.output.Write([]byte(sb.String()))
return err


func main() 
connStr := "user=postgres dbname=mydb sslmode=disable"
db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connStr)
if err != nil 
panic(err)
defer db.Close()
// Create output file
f, err := os.Create("dump.sql")
if err != nil 
	panic(err)
defer f.Close()
dumper := NewSQLDumper(db, f)
fmt.Println("Starting Extra Quality Dump...")
if err := dumper.DumpTable("users"); err != nil 
	panic(err)
fmt.Println("Dump completed successfully.")

./xdumpgo repair raw.dump --align-pages --fix-rva > repaired.dump

Unlike standard dumping tools (e.g., dd, memdump, or ProcDump), xdumpgo leverages goroutine-based concurrency and page-level error correction. This means it can handle memory holes, protected pages, and partial reads without crashing. "Extra quality" in this context refers to:

Standard dumps change while you read them (the "moving target" problem). Enable OS-level process freezing:

xdumpgo dump --pid 1337 --frozen-vm --freeze-timeout 500ms

This pauses the process, dumps memory, and resumes it. Extra quality means capturing a consistent state. ) // SQLDumper handles the streaming dump process

| Output type | Command | Alignment | ASCII | Color | Best for | |-------------|---------|-----------|-------|-------|----------| | Standard | xdumpgo file | basic | no | no | quick check | | Good | xdumpgo -c file | full | yes | no | logs | | Extra quality (human) | xdumpgo -c --color=always --no-squeeze file | perfect | yes | yes | debugging | | Extra quality (automation) | xdumpgo -f json --pretty -a 0 -v file | exact | N/A | no | scripts |