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.\" Title: amflush
.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 06/01/2010
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 02/21/2012
.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
-.\" Source: Amanda 3.1.0
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.1
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "06/01/2010" "Amanda 3\&.1\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
+.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "02/21/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.1" "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
Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape\&. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
Are you sure you want to do this? yes
Running in background, you can log off now\&.
-You\'ll get mail when amflush is finished\&.
+You\*(Aqll get mail when amflush is finished\&.
.fi
.PP
-The following example causes amflush to flush everything to tape, then ejects tape, using \'at\' to run the task in the background\&.
+The following example causes amflush to flush everything to tape, then ejects tape, using \*(Aqat\*(Aq to run the task in the background\&.
.nf
-% echo \'amflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\' | at now
+% echo \*(Aqamflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\*(Aq | at now
.fi
.SH "EXIT CODE"
0 = success
1 = error
4 = a dle failed
- 8 = Don\'t know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
+ 8 = Don\*(Aqt know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
16 = tape error or no more tape
.fi
.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/