-
-The \fB\-\-sort\fR option changes the sort order using the following flags:
-
-\fBh\fRhost name \fBk\fRdisk name \fBd\fRdump date \fBl\fRbackup level \fBb\fRtape label
-
-An uppercase letter reverses the sort order for that key\&. The default sort order is \fBhkdlb\fR\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBdelete\fR [ \fBhostname\fR [ \fBdisks\fR ]* ]+
-Delete the specified \fBdisks\fR on \fBhostname\fR from the \fBAMANDA\fR database\&.
-
-.RS
-.Sh "Note"
+.sp
+The
+\fB\-\-sort\fR
+option changes the sort order using the following flags:
+.sp
+.nf
+\fIh\fR: host name
+\fIk\fR: disk name
+\fId\fR: dump timestamp
+\fIl\fR: backup level
+\fIp\fR: dump part
+\fIb\fR: tape label
+\fIf\fR: filenum on tape
+\fIw\fR: write timestamp
+.fi
+.sp
+An uppercase letter reverses the sort order for that key\&. The default sort order is
+\fBhkdlpbfw\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBholding delete\fR \fIhostname\fR [ \fIdisk\fR [ \fIdatestamp\fR [ \&.\&. ] ] ]
+.RS 4
+Delete holding files matching the given specification\&. At least a hostname must be provided\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBholding list\fR [\-l] [\-d] [ \fIhostname\fR [ \fIdisk\fR [ \fIdatestamp\fR [ \&.\&. ] ] ] ]
+.RS 4
+List holding files matching the given dump specification, or all holding files if no specification is provided\&. See
+\fBamanda-match\fR(7)
+for more information on dump specifications\&. With \*(Aq\-l\*(Aq, additional information (size, level, and whether the dump is outdated) is provided\&. With \*(Aq\-d\*(Aq, only outdated dumps are shown\&.
+.sp
+An outdated holding file is one which is not required for a restore of the
+\fImost recent\fR
+dump\&. Note that outdated dumps may still be required for restores at earlier dates\&. For example, assume that a DLE had a level 0 on Monday, level 1\*(Aqs Tuesday through Thursday, and a level 2 on Friday\&. Then the files required for a restore of Fridays (the most recent) dump are those from Monday (level 0), Thursday (level 1), and Friday (level 2)\&. Tuesday and Wednesday\*(Aqs files are outdated\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBdelete\fR [ \fIhostname\fR [ \fIdisks\fR ]* ]+
+.RS 4
+Delete the specified
+\fIdisks\fR
+on
+\fIhostname\fR
+from the Amanda database\&.
+.if n \{\
+.sp
+.\}
+.RS 4
+.it 1 an-trap
+.nr an-no-space-flag 1
+.nr an-break-flag 1
+.br
+.ps +1
+\fBNote\fR
+.ps -1
+.br