.\" Title: disklist
.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 04/10/2009
+.\" Date: 10/18/2010
.\" Manual: File formats and conventions
-.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "DISKLIST" "5" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "File formats and conventions"
+.TH "DISKLIST" "5" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "File formats and conventions"
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.SH "NAME"
-disklist \- List of partitions to back up for \fIAmanda\fR
+disklist \- List of partitions to back up for Amanda
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fIdisklist\fR
-file determines which disks will be backed up by
-\fIAmanda\fR\&. The file usually contains one line per disk:
+file determines which disks will be backed up by Amanda\&. The file usually contains one line per disk:
.nf
\fIhostname diskname\fR [\fIdiskdevice\fR] \fIdumptype\fR [\fIspindle\fR [\fIinterface\fR] ]
.fi
.RS 4
The name of the host to be backed up\&. If
\fBdiskdevice\fR
-refers to a PC share, this is the host
-\fIAmanda\fR
-will run the Samba
+refers to a PC share, this is the host Amanda will run the Samba
\fBsmbclient\fR
program on to back up the share\&.
.RE
\fBdiskname\fR
for each entry\&. It\'s the
\fBdiskname\fR
-that you use on the commandline for any
-\fIAmanda\fR
-command\&. Look at the example/disklist file for example\&.
+that you use on the commandline for any Amanda command\&. Look at the example/disklist file for example\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIdiskdevice\fR
\fBamanda\&.conf\fR
file\&.
\fIDumptype\fRs specify backup related parameters, such as whether to compress the backups, whether to record backup results in
-/etc/dumpdates, the disk\'s relative priority, etc\&.
+/var/lib/dumpdates, the disk\'s relative priority, etc\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIspindle\fR
.RS 4
Default:
-\fB\-1\fR\&. A number used to balance backup load on a host\&.
-\fIAmanda\fR
-will not run multiple backups at the same time on the same spindle, unless the spindle number is \-1, which means there is no spindle restriction\&.
+\fB\-1\fR\&. A number used to balance backup load on a host\&. Amanda will not run multiple backups at the same time on the same spindle, unless the spindle number is \-1, which means there is no spindle restriction\&.
.RE
.PP
\fIinterface\fR
holdingdisk never
} [ \fIspindle\fR [ \fIinterface\fR ] ]
.fi
+.PP
+The { must appear at the end of a line, and the } on its own line possibly followed by the spindle and interface\&.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
+\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
+.PP
+The Amanda Wiki:
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>