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-Name
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-amverify \14 check an Amanda tape for errors
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-Synopsis
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-amverify config [ slot [runtapes]]
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-DESCRIPTION
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-Amverify reads an Amanda format tape and makes sure each backup image can be
-processed by amrestore and, if possible, the appropriate restore program (e.g.
-tar).
-Amverify runs amrestore 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.
-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 dd to /dev/
-null. This still determines if the tape is readable, but does not do any
-internal consistency check on the image.
-If config is set up to use a tape changer, the slot argument may be used to
-choose the first tape to process. Otherwise, the current slot is used.
-The runtapes configuration parameter determines how many tapes are processed
-unless it is specified on the command line.
-See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
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-AUTHOR
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-Axel Zinser <fifi@icem.de> : Original text
-Stefan G. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the Amanda-documentation:
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-SEE ALSO
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-amrestore(8), amanda(8), amverifyrun(8)
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