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 | `-getDatanodeInfo` \<datanode\_host:ipc\_port\> | Get the information about the given datanode. See [Rolling Upgrade document](./HdfsRollingUpgrade.html#dfsadmin_-getDatanodeInfo) for the detail. |
 | `-metasave` filename | Save Namenode's primary data structures to *filename* in the directory specified by hadoop.log.dir property. *filename* is overwritten if it exists. *filename* will contain one line for each of the following<br/>1. Datanodes heart beating with Namenode<br/>2. Blocks waiting to be replicated<br/>3. Blocks currently being replicated<br/>4. Blocks waiting to be deleted |
 | `-triggerBlockReport` `[-incremental]` \<datanode\_host:ipc\_port\> | Trigger a block report for the given datanode. If 'incremental' is specified, it will be otherwise, it will be a full block report. |
-| `-listOpenFiles` `[-blockingDecommission]` `[-path <path>]` | List all open files currently managed by the NameNode along with client name and client machine accessing them. Open files list will be filtered by given type and path. |
+| `-listOpenFiles` `[-blockingDecommission]` `[-path <path>]` | List all open files currently managed by the NameNode along with client name and client machine accessing them. Open files list will be filtered by given type and path. Add -blockingDecommission option if you only want to list open files that are blocking the DataNode decommissioning. |
 | `-help` [cmd] | Displays help for the given command or all commands if none is specified. |
 
 Runs a HDFS dfsadmin client.