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10 .TH "AMANDA\-SCRIPTS" "7" "06/02/2011" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.0" "Miscellanea"
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22 amanda-scripts \- Configuring and using the Script API
25 The Script API is a flexible system for invoking user\-supplied scripts at various points in the execution of Amanda\&. This manual page describes the operation and configuration of the API\&. For help writing Script API scripts, see http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com/index\&.php/Script_API\&.
28 This section lists the scripts included with Amanda, see the individual man page for instructions on using them\&. For complete How\-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com\&.
38 \fBamzfs-snapshot\fR(8),
39 \- create/destroy zfs snapshot\&.
50 \fBscript-email\fR(8),
54 Script properties work just like application properties: they are insensitive to case, and
58 (underscore) may be used interchangeably\&.
59 .SH "SCRIPTS OUTPUT PROPERTY"
61 A pre\-dle\-amcheck, pre\-dle\-estimate or pre\-dle\-backup executed on the client can output property on stdout that are sent to the application\&. If the output line matches "PROPERTY str1 str2", Amanda sets a property called "str1" by the value of "str2", that property is sent to the application\&.
68 : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
71 \fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
73 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
76 \fBDustin J\&. Mitchell\fR <\&dustin@zmanda\&.com\&>
78 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)