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22 amraw \- Amanda Application open and read data
25 Amraw is an Amanda Application API script\&. It should not be run by users directly\&. It uses dd to backup and restore data\&.
27 Amraw can backup only one directory entry, it can be a single file, a raw device, anything that amanda can open and read\&.
29 Restore is done in place, an open is done and the data is written to it\&. A file owned by root and permission 0600 is create if the directory entry doesn\'t exist before the restore\&.
31 Only full backup is allowed
34 This section lists the properties that control amgtar\'s functionality\&. See
35 \fBamanda-applications\fR(7)
36 for information on application properties and how they are configured\&.
41 Used only for restore command, can be a device name or file, the data will be restored to it\&.
48 define application\-tool app_amraw {
52 A dumptype using this application might look like:
55 define dumptype amraw {
58 application "app_amraw"
63 parameter must be set to
72 \fBamanda-applications\fR(7)
75 : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
78 \fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
80 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)