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+.\" Date: 08/22/2008
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-\fB\\$1\fP \fI\\$2\fP
-..
-.TH AMDD 8
-.SH NAME
-amdd \- Amanda version of dd
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B amdd
-[
-.B -d
-]
-[
-.B if=\fIinput
-]
-[
-.B of=\fIoutput
-]
-[
-.B bs=\fIblocksize
-]
-[
-.B skip=\fIcount
-]
-[
-.B count=\fIcount
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Amdd
-provides just enough of the standard
-.UX
-.B dd
-command for the needs of Amanda.
-This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard
-.B dd
-program has not yet been found.
-.LP
-.B Amdd
-also provides access to the Amanda output drivers that support
-various tape simulations.
-This may be used for debugging or to convert from one format
-to another.
-.LP
+.TH "AMDD" "8" "08/22/2008" "" ""
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.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]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\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
+\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
-.IR amanda (8)
-man page for more details about Amanda.
-See the
-.B OUTPUT DRIVERS
+\fBamanda\fR(8)
+man page for more details about
+\fIAmanda\fR\. See the
+\fBOUTPUT DRIVERS\fR
section of
-.I amanda(8)
-for more information on the Amanda output drivers.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.de BS
-\fB\\$1\fP\ \fR\\$2\fP
-..
-.TP
-.B \-d
-Turn on debugging output.
-.TP
-.BI \-l length
-Set the output length.
-If the output driver limits the output size, this controls
-when end of tape will be simulated.
-.IP
-.I Length
+\fIamanda(8)\fR
+for more information on the
+\fIAmanda\fR
+output drivers\.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.PP
+\fB\-d\fR
+.RS 4
+Turn on debugging output\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-l\fR\fIlength\fR
+.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:
-.RS
-.IP
-.BS k 1024\ (Kilobytes)
-.IP
-.BS b 512\ (Blocks)
-.IP
-.BS M 1024*1024\ (Megabytes)
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.nf
+k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
+b \-> 512 (Blocks)
+M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
+.fi
.RE
-.IP
-The default is no multipler (bytes).
-.TP
-.B if=\fIinput
+The default is no multiplier (bytes)\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBif=\fR\fIinput\fR
+.RS 4
Input to
-.BR dd .
-Default is stdin.
-.TP
-.B of=\fIoutput
+\fBdd\fR\. Default is stdin\.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fBof=\fR\fIoutput\fR
+.RS 4
Where to send the output of
-.BR dd .
-Default is stdout.
-.TP
-.B bs=\fIblocksize
-Size of each record.
-Input records smaller than this will
-.I not
-be padded.
-Output records will be the same size as the corresponding input record.
-Default is 512 bytes.
-.IP
-.I Blocksize
+\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:
-.RS
-.IP
-.BS k 1024\ (Kilobytes)
-.IP
-.BS b 512\ (Blocks)
-.IP
-.BS M 1024*1024\ (Megabytes)
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.nf
+k \-> 1024 (Kilobytes)
+b \-> 512 (Blocks)
+M \-> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
+.fi
+.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
-.IP
-The default is no multipler (bytes).
-.TP
-.B count=\fIcount
-Number of records to copy.
-Default is all records until end of file.
-.TP
-.B skip=\fIcount
-Number of records to skip before copying input to output.
-Default is zero.
-.SH AUTHOR
-Marc Mengel <mengel@fnal.gov>
-.br
-John R. Jackson <jrj@purdue.edu>
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+Marc Mengel
+<mengel@fnal\.gov>, John R\. Jackson
+<jrj@purdue\.edu>
+: Original text
+.PP
+Stefan G\. Weichinger,
+<sgw@amanda\.org>, maintainer of the
+\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-amanda(8)
+.PP
+
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com
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