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3 .\" Author: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
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6 .\" Manual: Miscellanea
7 .\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
10 .TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "Miscellanea"
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22 amanda-applications \- Application\-api for amanda
25 Describe how to use application with Amanda
28 This section lists the applications included with Amanda\&. See the individual man pages for instructions on using them\&. For complete How\-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com\&.
39 \- use GNU Tar to backup and restore data\&.
51 \- use PostgreSQL\'s continuous WAL archiving\&.
63 \- use open and read to read the data\&.
75 \- use smbclient to backup and restore data\&.
87 \- use star to backup and restore data\&.
99 \- use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data\&.
110 \fBamzfs-sendrecv\fR(8),
111 \- use zfs to create a snapshot and use \'zfs send\' to generate the backup\&.
122 \fBamzfs-snapshot\fR(8),
123 \- use zfs to create a snapshot and for use with other applications (e\&.g\&. amgtar)
125 .SH "DEFINING APPLICATIONS"
127 An application is defined in
132 define application\-tool $appconfigname {
134 property "$PROPERTY_NAME" "$PROPERTY_VALUE"
138 and then referenced in a dumptype as
141 define dumptype $dumptypename {
143 program "APPLICATION"
144 application "$appconfigname"
148 Application properties, like Amanda configuration parameters, are insensitive to case, and
152 (underscore) may be used interchangeably\&.
154 See the individual plugin documentation for properties applicable to each plugin\&.
161 : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
164 \fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
166 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
169 \fBDustin J\&. Mitchell\fR <\&dustin@zmanda\&.com\&>
171 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)