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-.TH "AMDD" 8 "" "" ""
-.SH NAME
-amdd \- Amanda version of dd
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.\" Title: amdd
+.\" Author:
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+.\" Date: 08/22/2008
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+.TH "AMDD" "8" "08/22/2008" "" ""
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
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-.hy 0
+.SH "NAME"
+amdd - Amanda version of dd
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 5
\fBamdd\fR [\-d] [\fIif=input\fR] [\fIof=output\fR] [\fIbs=blocksize\fR] [\fIskip=count\fR] [\fIcount=count\fR]
-.ad
-.hy
-
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-
.PP
-\fBAmdd\fR provides just enough of the standard UNIX \fBdd\fR command for the needs of \fBAmanda\fR\&. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard \fBdd\fR program has not yet been found\&.
-
+\fBAmdd\fR
+provides just enough of the standard UNIX
+\fBdd\fR
+command for the needs of
+\fIAmanda\fR\. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard
+\fBdd\fR
+program has not yet been found\.
.PP
-\fBAmdd\fR also provides access to the \fBAmanda\fR output drivers that support various tape simulations\&. This may be used for debugging or to convert from one format to another\&.
-
+\fBAmdd\fR
+also provides access to the
+\fIAmanda\fR
+output drivers that support various tape simulations\. This may be used for debugging or to convert from one format to another\.
.PP
-See the \fBamanda\fR(8) man page for more details about \fBAmanda\fR\&. See the \fBOUTPUT DRIVERS\fR section of \fBamanda(8)\fR for more information on the \fBAmanda\fR output drivers\&.
-
+See the
+\fBamanda\fR(8)
+man page for more details about
+\fIAmanda\fR\. See the
+\fBOUTPUT DRIVERS\fR
+section of
+\fIamanda(8)\fR
+for more information on the
+\fIAmanda\fR
+output drivers\.
.SH "OPTIONS"
-
-.TP
+.PP
\fB\-d\fR
-Turn on debugging output\&.
-
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Turn on debugging output\.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-l\fR\fIlength\fR
-Set the output length\&. If the output driver limits the output size, this controls when end of tape will be simulated\&.
-
-\fBLength\fR may have a multiplier suffix:
-
-
+.RS 4
+Set the output length\. If the output driver limits the output size, this controls when end of tape will be simulated\.
+.sp
+\fILength\fR
+may have a multiplier suffix:
+.sp
+.RS 4
.nf
-
k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
b \-> 512 (Blocks)
M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
-
.fi
-The default is no multiplier (bytes)\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBif=\fR\fBinput\fR
-Input to \fBdd\fR\&. Default is stdin\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBof=\fR\fBoutput\fR
-Where to send the output of \fBdd\fR\&. Default is stdout\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBbs=\fR\fBblocksize\fR
-Size of each record\&. Input records smaller than this will \fBnot\fR be padded\&. Output records will be the same size as the corresponding input record\&. Default is 512 bytes\&.
-
-\fBBlocksize\fR may have a multiplier suffix:
-
-
+.RE
+The default is no multiplier (bytes)\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBif=\fR\fIinput\fR
+.RS 4
+Input to
+\fBdd\fR\. Default is stdin\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBof=\fR\fIoutput\fR
+.RS 4
+Where to send the output of
+\fBdd\fR\. Default is stdout\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBbs=\fR\fIblocksize\fR
+.RS 4
+Size of each record\. Input records smaller than this will
+\fInot\fR
+be padded\. Output records will be the same size as the corresponding input record\. Default is 512 bytes\.
+.sp
+\fIBlocksize\fR
+may have a multiplier suffix:
+.sp
+.RS 4
.nf
-
k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
b \-> 512 (Blocks)
M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
-
.fi
-The default is no multiplier (bytes)\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBcount=\fR\fBcount\fR
-Number of records to copy\&. Default is all records until end of file\&.
-
-.TP
-\fBskip=\fR\fBcount\fR
-Number of records to skip before copying input to output\&. Default is zero\&.
-
+.RE
+The default is no multiplier (bytes)\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBcount=\fR\fIcount\fR
+.RS 4
+Number of records to copy\. Default is all records until end of file\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBskip=\fR\fIcount\fR
+.RS 4
+Number of records to skip before copying input to output\. Default is zero\.
+.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
-
.PP
-Marc Mengel <mengel@fnal\&.gov>, John R\&. Jackson <jrj@purdue\&.edu> : Original text
-
+Marc Mengel
+<mengel@fnal\.gov>, John R\. Jackson
+<jrj@purdue\.edu>
+: Original text
.PP
-Stefan G\&. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda\&.org>, maintainer of the \fBAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
-
+Stefan G\. Weichinger,
+<sgw@amanda\.org>, maintainer of the
+\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-
.PP
-\fBamanda\fR(8)
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com