-Instead of naming a
-\fBdumptype\fR, it is possible to define one in\-line, enclosing
-\fBdumptype\fR
-options within curly braces, one per line, just like a
-\fBdumptype\fR
-definition in
-\fBamanda\.conf\fR\. Since pre\-existing
-\fBdumptype\fRs are valid option names, this syntax may be used to customize
-\fBdumptype\fRs for particular disks\.
-.PP
-A line break
-\fBmust\fR
-follow the left curly bracket\.
-.PP
-For instance, if a
-\fBdumptype\fR
-named
-\fInormal\fR
-is used for most disks, but use of the holding disk needs to be disabled for the file system that holds it, this would work instead of defining a new dumptype:
-.nf
-\fIhostname diskname\fR [ \fIdiskdevice\fR ] {
- normal
- holdingdisk never
-} [ \fIspindle\fR [ \fIinterface\fR ] ]
-.fi
-.SH "TAPE MANAGEMENT"
-.PP
-The
-\fItapelist\fR
-file contains the list of tapes in active use\. This file is maintained entirely by
-\fIAmanda\fR
-and should not be created or edited during normal operation\. It contains lines of the form:
-.PP
-.nf
-YYYYMMDD label flags
-.fi
-.PP
-Where
-\fIYYYYMMDD\fR
-is the date the tape was written,
-\fIlabel\fR
-is a label for the tape as written by
-\fBamlabel\fR
-and
-\fIflags\fR
-tell
-\fIAmanda\fR
-whether the tape may be reused, etc (see the
-\fBreuse\fR
-options of
-\fBamadmin\fR)\.
-.PP
-\fBAmdump\fR
-and
-\fBamflush\fR
-will refuse to write to an unlabeled tape, or to a labeled tape that is considered active\. There must be more tapes in active rotation (see the
-\fBtapecycle\fR
-option) than there are runs in the backup cycle (see the
-\fBdumpcycle\fR
-option) to prevent overwriting a backup image that would be needed to do a full recovery\.
-.SH "OUTPUT DRIVERS"
-.PP
-The normal value for the
-\fBtapedev\fR
-parameter, or for what a tape changer returns, is a full path name to a non\-rewinding tape device, such as
-\fI/dev/nst0\fR
-or
-\fI/dev/rmt/0mn\fR
-or
-\fI/dev/nst0\.1\fR
-or whatever conventions the operating system uses\.
-\fIAmanda\fR
-provides additional application level drivers that support non\-traditional tape\-simulations or features\. To access a specific output driver, set
-\fBtapedev\fR
-(or configure your changer to return) a string of the form
-\fIdriver\fR:\fIdriver\-info\fR
-where
-\fIdriver\fR
-is one of the supported drivers and
-\fIdriver\-info\fR
-is optional additional information needed by the driver\.
-.PP
-The supported drivers are:
-.PP
-\fItape\fR