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+.\" Title: amrestore
+.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 01/22/2009
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1
+.\" Language: English
+.\"
+.TH "AMRESTORE" "8" "01/22/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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-.TH "AMRESTORE" 8 "" "" ""
-.SH NAME
-amrestore \- extract backup images from an Amanda tape
-.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * set default formatting
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" disable hyphenation
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+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
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-.hy 0
-.HP 10
-\fBamrestore\fR [\fB\-r\fR | \fB\-c\fR | \fB\-C\fR] [\-b\ \fIblocksize\fR] [\-f\ \fIfileno\fR] [\-l\ \fIlabel\fR] [\-p] [\-h] \fB\fItapedevice\fR\fR | \fB\fIholdingfile\fR\fR | \fB\fIhostname\fR\ [\fIdiskname\fR\ [\fIdatestamp\fR\ [\fIhostname\fR\ [\fIdiskname\fR\ [\fIdatestamp\fR...]]]]]\fR
-.ad
-.hy
-
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.SH "Name"
+amrestore \- extract backup images from an \fIAmanda\fR tape
+.SH "Synopsis"
+.fam C
+.HP \w'\fBamrestore\fR\ 'u
+\fBamrestore\fR [\-r | \-c | \-C] [\-b | \fIblocksize\fR] [\-f | \fIfileno\fR] [\-l | \fIlabel\fR] [\-p] [\-h] \fItapedevice\fR|\ \fIholdingfile\fR [\fIhostname\fR [\fIdiskname\fR [\fIdatestamp\fR [\fIhostname\fR [\fIdiskname\fR [\fIdatestamp\fR | \&.\&.\&.]]]]]]
+.fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-
.PP
-\fBAmrestore\fR extracts backup images from the tape mounted on \fBtapedevice\fR or from the holding disk file \fBholdingfile\fR that match \fBhostname\fR, \fBdiskname\fR and \fBdatestamp\fR patterns given on the command line\&. The tape or holding file must be in a format written by the \fBamdump\fR or \fBamflush\fR program\&.
-
+\fBAmrestore\fR
+extracts backup images from the tape mounted on
+\fItapedevice\fR
+or from the holding disk file
+\fIholdingfile\fR
+that match
+\fIhostname\fR,
+\fIdiskname\fR
+and
+\fIdatestamp\fR
+patterns given on the command line\&. The tape or holding file must be in a format written by the
+\fBamdump\fR
+or
+\fBamflush\fR
+program\&.
.PP
-If \fBdiskname\fR is not specified, all backups on the tape for the previous \fBhostname\fR are candidates\&. If \fBdatestamp\fR is not specified, all backups on the tape for the previous \fBhostname\fR and \fBdiskname\fR are candidates\&. If no \fBhostname\fR, \fBdiskname\fR or \fBdatestamp\fR are specified, every backup on the tape is a candidate\&.
-
+If
+\fIdiskname\fR
+is not specified, all backups on the tape for the previous
+\fIhostname\fR
+are candidates\&. If
+\fIdatestamp\fR
+is not specified, all backups on the tape for the previous
+\fIhostname\fR
+and
+\fIdiskname\fR
+are candidates\&. If no
+\fIhostname\fR,
+\fIdiskname\fR
+or
+\fIdatestamp\fR
+are specified, every backup on the tape is a candidate\&.
.PP
-\fBHostname\fR and \fBdiskname\fR are special expressions described in the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of \fBamanda\fR(8)\&. \fBDatestamp\fR are special expression described in the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of \fBamanda\fR(8)\&. For example, if \fBdiskname\fR is "rz[23]a", it would match disks \fBrz2a\fR and \fBrz3a\fR\&.
-
+\fIHostname\fR
+and
+\fIdiskname\fR
+are special expressions described in the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
+\fIDatestamp\fR
+are special expression described in the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&. For example, if
+\fIdiskname\fR
+is "rz[23]a", it would match disks
+\fBrz2a\fR
+and
+\fBrz3a\fR\&.
.PP
-\fBDatestamp\fR is useful if \fBamflush\fR writes multiple backup runs to a single tape\&.
-
+\fIDatestamp\fR
+is useful if
+\fBamflush\fR
+writes multiple backup runs to a single tape\&.
.PP
-Unless \fB\-p\fR is used, candidate backup images are extracted to files in the current directory named:
-
+Unless
+\fB\-p\fR
+is used, candidate backup images are extracted to files in the current directory named:
.PP
-\fBhostname\&.diskname\&.datestamp\&.dumplevel\fR
-
+\fIhostname\&.diskname\&.datestamp\&.dumplevel\fR
.PP
-Amrestore doesn't use a changer, it restore from the tape already loaded in the \fBtapedevice\&.\fR
-
+Amrestore doesn\'t use a changer, it restore from the tape already loaded in the
+\fItapedevice\&.\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
-
-.TP
+.PP
\fB\-b\fR
-Set the blocksize used to read the tape or holding file\&. All holding files must be read with a blocksize of 32 KBytes\&. \fBAmrestore\fR should normally be able to determine the blocksize for tapes on its own and not need this parameter\&.
-
+.RS 4
+Set the blocksize used to read the tape or holding file\&. All holding files must be read with a blocksize of 32 KBytes\&.
+\fBAmrestore\fR
+should normally be able to determine the blocksize for tapes on its own and not need this parameter\&.
+.RE
.PP
The default is 32 KBytes\&.
-
-.TP
+.PP
\fB\-f\fR
+.RS 4
Do a rewind followed by a fsf <fileno> before trying to restore an image\&.
-
-.TP
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-l\fR
-Check if we restoring from the tape with the right \fBlabel\fR
-
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Check if we restoring from the tape with the right
+\fIlabel\fR
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-p\fR
-Pipe output\&. The first matching backup image is sent to standard output, which is normally a pipe to \fBrestore\fR or \fBtar\fR, then \fBamrestore\fR quits\&. It may be run again to continue selecting backups to process\&. Make sure you specify the no\-rewind \fBtapedevice\fR when doing this\&.
-
+.RS 4
+Pipe output\&. The first matching backup image is sent to standard output, which is normally a pipe to
+\fBrestore\fR
+or
+\fBtar\fR, then
+\fBamrestore\fR
+quits\&. It may be run again to continue selecting backups to process\&. Make sure you specify the no\-rewind
+\fItapedevice\fR
+when doing this\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+Note:
+\fBrestore\fR
+may report "short read" errors when reading from a pipe\&. Most versions of
+\fBrestore\fR
+support a blocking factor option to let you set the read block size, and you should set it to 2\&. See the example below\&.
.PP
-Note: \fBrestore\fR may report "short read" errors when reading from a pipe\&. Most versions of \fBrestore\fR support a blocking factor option to let you set the read block size, and you should set it to 2\&. See the example below\&.
-
-.TP
\fB\-c\fR
-Compress output using the fastest method the compression program provides\&. \fBAmrestore\fR normally writes output files in a format understood by \fBrestore\fR or \fBtar\fR, even if the backups on the tape are compressed\&. With the \fB\-c\fR or \fB\-C\fR option, \fBamrestore\fR writes all files in compressed format, even if the backups on the tape are not compressed\&. Output file names will have a \&.Z or \&.gz extension depending on whether \fBcompress\fR or \fBgzip\fR is the preferred compression program\&. This option is useful when the current directory disk is small\&.
-
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Compress output using the fastest method the compression program provides\&.
+\fBAmrestore\fR
+normally writes output files in a format understood by
+\fBrestore\fR
+or
+\fBtar\fR, even if the backups on the tape are compressed\&. With the
+\fB\-c\fR
+or
\fB\-C\fR
-Compress output using the best method the compression program provides (may be very CPU intensive)\&. See the notes above about the \fB\-c\fR option\&.
-
-.TP
+option,
+\fBamrestore\fR
+writes all files in compressed format, even if the backups on the tape are not compressed\&. Output file names will have a
+\fB\&.Z\fR
+or
+\fB\&.gz\fR
+extension depending on whether
+\fBcompress\fR
+or
+\fBgzip\fR
+is the preferred compression program\&. This option is useful when the current directory disk is small\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-C\fR
+.RS 4
+Compress output using the best method the compression program provides (may be very CPU intensive)\&. See the notes above about the
+\fB\-c\fR
+option\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-r\fR
-Raw output\&. Backup images are output exactly as they are on the tape, including the \fBamdump\fR headers\&. Output file names will have a \&.RAW extension\&. This option is only useful for debugging and other strange circumstances\&.
-
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Raw output\&. Backup images are output exactly as they are on the tape, including the
+\fBamdump\fR
+headers\&. Output file names will have a
+\fB\&.RAW\fR
+extension\&. This option is only useful for debugging and other strange circumstances\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-h\fR
-Header output\&. The tape header block is output at the beginning of each file\&. This is like \fB\-r\fR except \fB\-c\fR or \fB\-C\fR may also be used to compress the result\&. \fBAmrecover\fR uses the header to determine the restore program to use\&.
-
+.RS 4
+Header output\&. The tape header block is output at the beginning of each file\&. This is like
+\fB\-r\fR
+except
+\fB\-c\fR
+or
+\fB\-C\fR
+may also be used to compress the result\&.
+\fBAmrecover\fR
+uses the header to determine the restore program to use\&.
+.RE
.PP
If a header is written (\-r or \-h), only 32 KBytes are output regardless of the tape blocksize\&. This makes the resulting image usable as a holding file\&.
-
+.PP
+\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
+.RS 4
+See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
+\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
+.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
-
.PP
-The following does an interactive restore of disk \fBrz3g\fR from host \fBseine\fR, to restore particular files\&. Note the use of the \fBb\fR option to \fBrestore\fR, which causes it to read in units of two 512\-byte blocks (1 Kbyte) at a time\&. This helps keep it from complaining about short reads\&.
-
+The following does an interactive restore of disk
+\fIrz3g\fR
+from host
+\fIseine\fR, to restore particular files\&. Note the use of the
+\fBb\fR
+option to
+\fBrestore\fR, which causes it to read in units of two 512\-byte blocks (1 Kbyte) at a time\&. This helps keep it from complaining about short reads\&.
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.fam C
+.ps -1
.nf
+.if t \{\
+.sp -1
+.\}
+.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.sp -1
% amrestore \-p /dev/nrmt9 seine rz3g | restore \-ivbf 2 \-
-
+.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.if t \{\
+.sp 1
+.\}
.fi
-
+.fam
+.ps +1
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
.PP
-The next example extracts all backup images for host \fBseine\fR\&. This is the usual way to extract all data for a host after a disk crash\&.
-
+The next example extracts all backup images for host
+\fIseine\fR\&. This is the usual way to extract all data for a host after a disk crash\&.
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.fam C
+.ps -1
.nf
+.if t \{\
+.sp -1
+.\}
+.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.sp -1
% amrestore /dev/nrmt9 seine
-
+.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.if t \{\
+.sp 1
+.\}
.fi
-
+.fam
+.ps +1
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
.PP
-If the backup datestamp in the above example is 19910125 and \fBseine\fR has level 0 backups of disks \fBrz1a\fR and \fBrz1g\fR on the tape, these files will be created in the current directory:
-
+If the backup datestamp in the above example is
+\FC19910125\F[]
+and
+\fIseine\fR
+has level 0 backups of disks
+\fIrz1a\fR
+and
+\fIrz1g\fR
+on the tape, these files will be created in the current directory:
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.fam C
+.ps -1
.nf
+.if t \{\
+.sp -1
+.\}
+.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.sp -1
seine\&.rz1a\&.19910125\&.0
seine\&.rz1g\&.19910125\&.0
-
+.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.if t \{\
+.sp 1
+.\}
.fi
-
+.fam
+.ps +1
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
.PP
-You may also use \fBamrestore\fR to extract a backup image from a holding disk file that has not yet been flushed to tape:
-
+You may also use
+\fBamrestore\fR
+to extract a backup image from a holding disk file that has not yet been flushed to tape:
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.fam C
+.ps -1
.nf
+.if t \{\
+.sp -1
+.\}
+.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.sp -1
% amrestore \-p /amanda/20001119/seine\&.rz1a\&.2 | restore \-ivbf 2 \-
-
+.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.if t \{\
+.sp 1
+.\}
.fi
-
+.fam
+.ps +1
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
.PP
-\fBAmrestore\fR may be used to generate a listing of images on a tape:
-
+\fBAmrestore\fR
+may be used to generate a listing of images on a tape:
+.sp
+.if n \{\
+.RS 4
+.\}
+.fam C
+.ps -1
.nf
+.if t \{\
+.sp -1
+.\}
+.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.sp -1
% mt \-f /dev/nrmt9 rewind
% amrestore \-p /dev/nrmt9 no\-such\-host > /dev/null
-
+.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
+.if t \{\
+.sp 1
+.\}
.fi
-
+.fam
+.ps +1
+.if n \{\
+.RE
+.\}
.PP
-This asks \fBamrestore\fR to find images for host \fBno\-such\-host\fR\&. It will not find any entries that match, but along the way will report each image it skips\&.
-
+This asks
+\fBamrestore\fR
+to find images for host
+\fBno\-such\-host\fR\&. It will not find any entries that match, but along the way will report each image it skips\&.
.SH "CAVEATS"
-
.PP
-\fBGNU\-tar\fR must be used to restore files from backup images created with the GNUTAR dumptype\&. Vendor tar programs sometimes fail to read GNU tar images\&.
-
-.SH "AUTHOR"
-
+\fBGNU\-tar\fR
+must be used to restore files from backup images created with the GNUTAR dumptype\&. Vendor tar programs sometimes fail to read GNU tar images\&.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-James da Silva, <jds@amanda\&.org>, University of Maryland, College Park: Original text
-
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+\fBamdump\fR(8),
+\fBamflush\fR(8),
+\fBtar\fR(1),
+\fBrestore\fR(8),
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com
+.SH "Authors"
.PP
-Stefan G\&. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda\&.org>, maintainer of the \fBAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
-
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-
+\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
.PP
-\fBamanda\fR(8), \fBamdump\fR(8), \fBamflush\fR(8), \fBtar\fR(1) \fBrestore\fR(8)
-
+\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>
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