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-.\" Date: 05/14/2008
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+.\" Author: Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 02/21/2012
+.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.1
+.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMSTATUS" "8" "05/14/2008" "" ""
+.TH "AMSTATUS" "8" "02/21/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
-amstatus - display the state of an Amanda run
+amstatus \- display the state of an Amanda run
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-.HP 9
-\fBamstatus\fR [\-\-config] \fIconfig\fR [\-\-file\ \fIamdumpfile\fR] [\-\-summary] [\-\-dumping] [\-\-waitdumping] [\-\-waittaper] [\-\-dumpingtape] [\-\-writingtape] [\-\-finished] [\-\-failed] [\-\-estimate] [\-\-gestimate] [\-\-stats] [\-\-locale\-independent\-date\-format]
+.HP \w'\fBamstatus\fR\ 'u
+\fBamstatus\fR [\-\-file\ \fIamdumpfile\fR] [\-\-summary] [\-\-dumping] [\-\-waitdumping] [\-\-waittaper] [\-\-dumpingtape] [\-\-writingtape] [\-\-finished] [\-\-failed] [\-\-estimate] [\-\-gestimate] [\-\-stats] [\-\-locale\-independent\-date\-format] [\-\-config] \fIconfig\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmstatus\fR
-gives the current state of the
-\fIAmanda\fR
-run specified by the
+gives the current state of the Amanda run specified by the
\fIconfig\fR
-configuration\. If there is no active
-\fIAmanda\fR
-running, it summarizes the result of the last run\. It may also be used to summarize the results of a previous run\.
+configuration\&. If there is no active Amanda running, it summarizes the result of the last run\&. It may also be used to summarize the results of a previous run\&.
.PP
See the
\fBamanda\fR(8)
-man page for more details about
-\fIAmanda\fR\.
+man page for more details about Amanda\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
-All options may be abbreviated to the shortest non\-ambiguous sub\-string\. If no options are given, everything is displayed\.
+All options may be abbreviated to the shortest non\-ambiguous sub\-string\&. If no options are given, everything is displayed\&.
.PP
\fB[\-\-config] config\fR
.RS 4
-Specify the
-\fIAmanda\fR
-configuration you want to display the state for\.
+Specify the Amanda configuration you want to display the state for\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-file amdumpfile\fR
\fIamdump\fR
or
\fIamflush\fR
-file\.
+file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-summary\fR
.RS 4
-Display a summary of the state of the run\.
+Display a summary of the state of the run\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-dumping\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that are dumping\.
+Display all partitions that are dumping\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-waitdumping|wdumping\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that are waiting to be dumped\.
+Display all partitions that are waiting to be dumped\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-waittaper|wtaper\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions dumped that are waiting to be written to tape\.
+Display all partitions dumped that are waiting to be written to tape\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-dumpingtape|dtape\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that are dumping directly to tape\.
+Display all partitions that are dumping directly to tape\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-writingtape|wtape\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that are writing to tape\.
+Display all partitions that are writing to tape\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-finished\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that are dumped and written to tape\.
+Display all partitions that are dumped and written to tape\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-failed|error\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions that failed\.
+Display all partitions that failed\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-estimate\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions whose estimate is finished\. Works only during the estimate phase\.
+Display all partitions whose estimate is finished\&. Works only during the estimate phase\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-gestimate|gettingestimate\fR
.RS 4
-Display all partitions whose estimate is not finished\. Works only during the estimate phase\.
+Display all partitions whose estimate is not finished\&. Works only during the estimate phase\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-stats|statistics\fR
.RS 4
-Display statistics about active\-time of taper and dumpers\.
+Display statistics about active\-time of taper and dumpers\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-locale\-independent\-date\-format\fR
.RS 4
-Output the date in a locale independent format\. The format is the same executing: date +\'%Y\-%m\-%d %H:%M:%S %Z\'
+Output the date in a locale independent format\&. The format is the same executing: date +\*(Aq%Y\-%m\-%d %H:%M:%S %Z\*(Aq
.RE
+.SH "EXIT CODE"
+
+The exit code of \fBamstatus\fR is the ORed value of:
+.nf
+ 0 = success
+ 1 = error
+ 4 = a dle failed
+ 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),
\fBamcheck\fR(8),
\fBamdump\fR(8),
\fBamrestore\fR(8),
-\fBamadmin\fR(8),
-\fI\%http://wiki.zmanda.com\fR
+\fBamadmin\fR(8)
+.PP
+The Amanda Wiki:
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>