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22 amdd \- Amanda version of dd
27 \fBamdd\fR [\-d] [\fIif=input\fR] [\fIof=output\fR] [\fIbs=blocksize\fR] [\fIskip=count\fR] [\fIcount=count\fR]
34 \fBAmdd\fR provides just enough of the standard UNIX \fBdd\fR command for the needs of \fBAmanda\fR\&. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard \fBdd\fR program has not yet been found\&.
37 \fBAmdd\fR also provides access to the \fBAmanda\fR output drivers that support various tape simulations\&. This may be used for debugging or to convert from one format to another\&.
40 See the \fBamanda\fR(8) man page for more details about \fBAmanda\fR\&. See the \fBOUTPUT DRIVERS\fR section of \fBamanda(8)\fR for more information on the \fBAmanda\fR output drivers\&.
46 Turn on debugging output\&.
50 Set the output length\&. If the output driver limits the output size, this controls when end of tape will be simulated\&.
52 \fBLength\fR may have a multiplier suffix:
57 k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
59 M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
62 The default is no multiplier (bytes)\&.
66 Input to \fBdd\fR\&. Default is stdin\&.
70 Where to send the output of \fBdd\fR\&. Default is stdout\&.
73 \fBbs=\fR\fBblocksize\fR
74 Size of each record\&. Input records smaller than this will \fBnot\fR be padded\&. Output records will be the same size as the corresponding input record\&. Default is 512 bytes\&.
76 \fBBlocksize\fR may have a multiplier suffix:
81 k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
83 M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
86 The default is no multiplier (bytes)\&.
89 \fBcount=\fR\fBcount\fR
90 Number of records to copy\&. Default is all records until end of file\&.
93 \fBskip=\fR\fBcount\fR
94 Number of records to skip before copying input to output\&. Default is zero\&.
99 Marc Mengel <mengel@fnal\&.gov>, John R\&. Jackson <jrj@purdue\&.edu> : Original text
102 Stefan G\&. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda\&.org>, maintainer of the \fBAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion