.\" Title: amflush
.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 06/01/2010
+.\" Date: 06/02/2011
.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
-.\" Source: Amanda 3.1.0
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.0
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "06/01/2010" "Amanda 3\&.1\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
+.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "06/02/2011" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
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amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBamflush\fR\ 'u
-\fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [{\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR}...]
+\fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the Amanda info database and
\fBtapelist\fR(5)
-accordingly\&. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time
+accordingly\&. It is similar to amdump, but does not perform any backup operations on Amanda clients\&. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time
\fBamdump\fR
is run\&. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
\fBamflush\fR
run by hand\&.
+.PP
+The command optionally takes a set of DLE specifications (see
+\fBamanda-match\fR(7)) to narrow the DLEs for which dumps will be flushed\&. All dumps in holding are flushed if no expressions are given\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-b\fR
.PP
\fB\-D datestamp\fR
.RS 4
-specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
-\fBamanda\fR(8)
-for a description\&.
+specify a datestamp expression you want to flush; see
+\fBamanda-match\fR(7)
+for details on the format of this expression\&.
\fB\-D 20001225\-7\fR
will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
.RS 4
-Specify the host and disk on which the command will work\&.
+Specify the host and disk on which the command will work \-\- see the description of DLE specifications in
+\fBamanda-match\fR(7)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o \fR\fB\fIconfigoption\fR\fR
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
-\fBamdump\fR(8)
+\fBamdump\fR(8),
+\fBamanda-match\fR(7)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/