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11 <refentry id='amflush.8'>
14 <refentrytitle>amflush</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
18 <refname>amflush</refname>
19 <refpurpose>flush &A; backup files from holding disk to tape</refpurpose>
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24 <command>amflush</command>
25 <arg choice='opt'>-b </arg>
26 <arg choice='opt'>-f </arg>
27 <arg choice='opt'>-s </arg>
28 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><arg choice='plain'>-D </arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>datestamp</replaceable></arg></arg>
30 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
31 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>host</replaceable></arg><arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg></arg>
37 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
38 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
39 writes &A; backups from the holding disks to tape,
40 and updates the &A; info database and tapelist accordingly.
41 Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape
43 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
45 When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
46 <command>amflush</command>
50 <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
51 <variablelist remap='TP'>
53 <term><option>-b</option></term>
56 <command>amflush</command>
57 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
58 The flush is started without confirmation.</para>
62 <term><option>-f</option></term>
65 <command>amflush</command>
67 <emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
68 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process.
72 <command>amflush</command>
73 stays in the foreground.
75 <command>amflush</command>
76 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape
77 after the flush is completed.</para>
81 <term><option>-s</option></term>
83 <para>Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
89 <term><option>-D datestamp</option></term>
91 <para>specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the
92 "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
93 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
95 <option>-D 20001225-7</option>
97 dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.</para>
102 <para>You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that
103 match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no
104 expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
105 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
106 for a description.</para>
108 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
109 will look in the holding disks specified by the
110 <emphasis remap='I'>amanda.conf</emphasis>
111 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/<emphasis remap='I'>config</emphasis>
112 for any non-empty &A; work directories.
113 It then prompts you to select a directory
114 or to process all of the directories.
115 The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time
116 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
118 <literal>19910215</literal>.</para>
121 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
122 man page for more details about &A;.</para>
125 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
126 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
127 will search for holding areas associated with the
128 <emphasis remap='I'>daily</emphasis>
130 After you select which holding area to flush,
131 <command>amflush</command>
132 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends
133 a mail report similar to
134 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
138 Scanning /amanda-hold...
139 20001113: found &A; directory.
140 20001114: found &A; directory.
142 Multiple &A; directories, please pick one by letter:
145 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
147 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
149 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
150 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
151 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
152 Running in background, you can log off now.
153 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
157 <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
158 <para>James da Silva, &email.jds; : Original text</para>
159 <para>&maintainer.sgw;: XML-conversion</para>
162 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
163 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
164 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>