diff --git a/zdump/Makefile b/zdump/Makefile
index 9120048b..1e822933 100644
--- a/zdump/Makefile
+++ b/zdump/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OBJECTS = zgetdump.o opts.o zg.o \
 	  df_elf.o df_s390.o \
 	  dt.o dt_s390sv.o dt_s390sv_ext.o \
 	  dt_s390mv.o dt_s390mv_ext.o \
-	  dt_scsi.o stdout.o \
+	  dt_scsi.o output.o
 
 ifeq ("$(HAVE_FUSE)","0")
 FUSE_CFLAGS = -DHAVE_FUSE=0 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
diff --git a/zdump/opts.c b/zdump/opts.c
index f3ed219f..b82ab236 100644
--- a/zdump/opts.c
+++ b/zdump/opts.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static const char optstr[] = "hvVidmus:f:X";
  */
 static const char help_text[] =
 	"Usage: zgetdump    DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] > DUMP_FILE\n"
+	"                   DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] DUMP_FILE\n"
 	"                -m DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] DIR\n"
 	"                -i DUMP [-s SYS]\n"
 	"                -d DUMPDEV\n"
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static void init_defaults(struct options *opts)
 {
 	opts->prog_name = "zgetdump";
 	opts->action = ZG_ACTION_COPY;
+	opts->output_path = NULL;
 #ifdef __s390x__
 	opts->fmt = "elf";
 #else
@@ -166,6 +168,14 @@ static void device_set(struct options *opts, const char *path)
 	opts->device = zg_strdup(path);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Set output path
+ */
+static void output_set(struct options *opts, const char *path)
+{
+	opts->output_path = zg_strdup(path);
+}
+
 /*
  * Set FUSE debug options
  */
@@ -229,6 +239,14 @@ static void parse_pos_args(struct options *opts, char *argv[], int argc)
 
 	switch (opts->action) {
 	case ZG_ACTION_COPY:
+		if (pos_args == 0)
+			ERR_EXIT("No device or dump specified");
+		if (pos_args > 2)
+			ERR_EXIT("Too many positional parameters specified");
+		device_set(opts, argv[optind]);
+		if (pos_args > 1)
+			output_set(opts, argv[optind + 1]);
+		break;
 	case ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO:
 	case ZG_ACTION_DEVICE_INFO:
 		if (pos_args == 0)
diff --git a/zdump/opts.h b/zdump/opts.h
index 43ddf1dd..39f1043f 100644
--- a/zdump/opts.h
+++ b/zdump/opts.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ struct options {
 	int		action_specified;
 	enum zg_action	action;
 	char		*device;
+	/* If `output_path == NULL` the output is written to `stdout` */
+	const char	*output_path;
 	char		*mount_point;
 	int		fmt_specified;
 	const char	*fmt;
diff --git a/zdump/stdout.c b/zdump/output.c
similarity index 84%
rename from zdump/stdout.c
rename to zdump/output.c
index 1270fbf1..d2b54436 100644
--- a/zdump/stdout.c
+++ b/zdump/output.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * zgetdump - Tool for copying and converting System z dumps
  *
- * Write dump to standard output (stdout)
+ * Write dump to the file descriptor (fd)
  *
  * Copyright IBM Corp. 2001, 2017
  *
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@
 #include "zg.h"
 #include "dfi.h"
 #include "dfo.h"
-#include "stdout.h"
+#include "output.h"
 
-int stdout_write_dump(void)
+int write_dump(int fd)
 {
 	const u64 output_size = dfo_size();
 	char buf[8UL * PAGE_SIZE];
 	u64 written = 0;
 
+	if (fd < 0)
+		ERR_EXIT("fd must be a valid file descriptor");
+
 	if (!dfi_feat_copy())
 		ERR_EXIT("Copying not possible for %s dumps", dfi_name());
 	STDERR("Format Info:\n");
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ int stdout_write_dump(void)
 		u64 cnt;
 
 		cnt = dfo_read(buf, sizeof(buf));
-		rc = write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, cnt);
+		rc = write(fd, buf, cnt);
 		if (rc == -1)
 			ERR_EXIT_ERRNO("Error: Write failed");
 		if (rc != (ssize_t) cnt)
diff --git a/zdump/stdout.h b/zdump/output.h
similarity index 68%
rename from zdump/stdout.h
rename to zdump/output.h
index aaf23b21..054fe7be 100644
--- a/zdump/stdout.h
+++ b/zdump/output.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
  * it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
  */
 
-#ifndef STDOUT_H
-#define STDOUT_H
+#ifndef OUTPUT_H
+#define OUTPUT_H
 
-int stdout_write_dump(void);
+int write_dump(int fd);
 
-#endif /* STDOUT_H */
+#endif /* OUTPUT_H */
diff --git a/zdump/zgetdump.8 b/zdump/zgetdump.8
index a8ca81cc..a7fd3733 100644
--- a/zdump/zgetdump.8
+++ b/zdump/zgetdump.8
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ zgetdump \- Tool for copying and converting System z dumps
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 
 \fBzgetdump\fR    DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] > DUMP_FILE
+.br
+            DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] DUMP_FILE
 .br
          -m DUMP [-s SYS] [-f FMT] DIR
 .br
diff --git a/zdump/zgetdump.c b/zdump/zgetdump.c
index c645e5bf..259ef0e9 100644
--- a/zdump/zgetdump.c
+++ b/zdump/zgetdump.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "dt.h"
 #include "dfi.h"
 #include "dfo.h"
-#include "stdout.h"
+#include "output.h"
 #include "zfuse.h"
 
 /*
@@ -156,18 +156,39 @@ static int do_mount(void)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/*
- * Run "copy to stdout" action
- */
-static int do_copy(void)
+static int open_file_for_writing(const char *output)
 {
-	int rc;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (output) {
+		fd = open(output,
+			  O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC,
+			  0600);
+		if (fd == -1)
+			ERR_EXIT_ERRNO("Could not open '%s' exclusively", output);
+	} else {
+		fd = dup(STDOUT_FILENO);
+		if (fd == -1)
+			ERR_EXIT_ERRNO("Could not dup() stdout");
+	}
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Run "copy to output" action
+ */
+static int do_copy(const char *output)
+{
+	int rc, fd;
 
 	if (dfi_init() != 0)
 		ERR_EXIT("Dump cannot be processed (is not complete)");
 	dfo_init();
 	kdump_select_check();
-	rc = stdout_write_dump();
+	fd = open_file_for_writing(output);
+	rc = write_dump(fd);
+	close(fd);
 	dfi_exit();
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -185,7 +206,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	switch (g.opts.action) {
 	case ZG_ACTION_COPY:
-		return do_copy();
+		return do_copy(g.opts.output_path);
 	case ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO:
 		return do_dump_info();
 	case ZG_ACTION_DEVICE_INFO: