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.SH "NAME"
-amverify \- check an Amanda tape for errors
+amverify - check an Amanda tape for errors
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 9
\fBamverify\fR \fIconfig\fR [\fIslot\fR\ [\fIruntapes\fR]]
\fBAmverify\fR
reads an Amanda format tape and makes sure each backup image can be processed by
\fBamrestore\fR
-and, if possible, the appropriate restore program (e.g.
-\fBtar\fR).
+and, if possible, the appropriate restore program (e\.g\.
+\fBtar\fR)\.
.PP
\fBAmverify\fR
runs
\fBamrestore\fR
-on each file of the tape and pipes the output to a restore program (if available) with an option to create a catalogue of the backup. The catalogue itself is discarded. Only the success or failure of the operation itself is reported.
+on each file of the tape and pipes the output to a restore program (if available) with an option to create a catalogue of the backup\. The catalogue itself is discarded\. Only the success or failure of the operation itself is reported\.
.PP
-If the backup image cannot be processed by the restore program, e.g. if it was written on a different operating system, the image is sent through
+If the backup image cannot be processed by the restore program, e\.g\. if it was written on a different operating system, the image is sent through
\fBdd\fR
-to /dev/null. This still determines if the tape is readable, but does not do any internal consistency check on the image.
+to /dev/null\. This still determines if the tape is readable, but does not do any internal consistency check on the image\.
.PP
If
\fIconfig\fR
is set up to use a tape changer, the
\fIslot\fR
-argument may be used to choose the first tape to process. Otherwise, the
+argument may be used to choose the first tape to process\. Otherwise, the
\fBcurrent\fR
-slot is used.
+slot is used\.
.PP
The
\fBruntapes\fR
-configuration parameter determines how many tapes are processed unless it is specified on the command line.
+configuration parameter determines how many tapes are processed unless it is specified on the command line\.
.PP
See the
\fBamanda\fR(8)
-man page for more details about Amanda.
+man page for more details about Amanda\.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Axel Zinser
-<fifi@icem.de>
+<fifi@icem\.de>
: Original text
.PP
-Stefan G. Weichinger,
-<sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
+Stefan G\. Weichinger,
+<sgw@amanda\.org>, maintainer of the
\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamrestore\fR(8),
\fBamanda\fR(8),
-\fBamverifyrun\fR(8)
+\fBamverifyrun\fR(8),
+\fBhttp://wiki.zmanda.com\fR()