X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;ds=sidebyside;f=man%2Famflush.8;h=26a50eeaa17a1c57f7fd4c411591ac1cc5ee8720;hb=2627875b7d18858bc1f9f7652811e4d8c15a23eb;hp=7568e4035a874576e61b466a9bdf515db1f492ed;hpb=fb2bd066c2f8b34addafe48d62550e3033a59431;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amflush.8 b/man/amflush.8 index 7568e40..26a50ee 100644 --- a/man/amflush.8 +++ b/man/amflush.8 @@ -1,20 +1,178 @@ .\" Title: amflush -.\" Author: -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.2 -.\" Date: 08/22/2008 -.\" Manual: -.\" Source: +.\" Author: James da Silva +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 +.\" Date: 01/22/2009 +.\" Manual: System Administration Commands +.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1 +.\" Language: English .\" -.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "08/22/2008" "" "" +.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "01/22/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1" "System Administration Commands" +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * (re)Define some macros +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.\" toupper - 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put colored marker in margin next to block of text +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.de BM +.if t \{\ +.br +.ll -2n +.gcolor red +.di BX +.\} +.. +.de EM +.if t \{\ +.br +.di +.ll +.gcolor +.nr BH \\n(dn +.ne \\n(BHu +\M[\\$1]\D'P -.75n 0 0 \\n(BHu -(\\n[.i]u - \\n(INu - .75n) 0 0 -\\n(BHu'\M[] +.in 0 +.nf +.BX +.in +.fi +.\} +.. +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * set default formatting +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" disable hyphenation .nh .\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only) .ad l -.SH "NAME" -amflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape -.SH "SYNOPSIS" -.HP 8 +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.SH "Name" +amflush \- flush \fIAmanda\fR backup files from holding disk to tape +.SH "Synopsis" +.fam C +.HP \w'\fBamflush\fR\ 'u \fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]... +.fam .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBAmflush\fR @@ -22,108 +180,115 @@ writes \fIAmanda\fR backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the \fIAmanda\fR -info database and tapelist accordingly\. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time +info database and +\fBtapelist\fR(5) +accordingly\&. 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 +is run\&. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and \fBamflush\fR -run by hand\. +run by hand\&. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP \fB\-b\fR .RS 4 Run \fBamflush\fR -in batch mode\. All datestamps are selected unless specified\. The flush is started without confirmation\. +in batch mode\&. All datestamps are selected unless specified\&. The flush is started without confirmation\&. .RE .PP \fB\-f\fR .RS 4 Run \fBamflush\fR -in foreground\. +in foreground\&. \fBAmflush\fR -normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process\. With the +normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process\&. With the \fB\-f\fR option, \fBamflush\fR -stays in the foreground\. This is useful if +stays in the foreground\&. This is useful if \fBamflush\fR -is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed\. +is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed\&. .RE .PP \fB\-s\fR .RS 4 -Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file\. Requires the +Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file\&. Requires the \fB\-f\fR -option\. +option\&. .RE .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\. +for a description\&. \fB\-D 20001225\-7\fR -will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000\. +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\&. .RE .PP \fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR .RS 4 See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in -\fBamanda\fR(8)\. +\fBamanda\fR(8)\&. .RE .PP -You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be flushed\. All disks are flushed if no expressions are given\. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of +You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be flushed\&. All disks are flushed if no expressions are given\&. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of \fBamanda\fR(8) -for a description\. +for a description\&. .PP \fBAmflush\fR will look in the holding disks specified by the -\fIamanda\.conf\fR +\fIamanda\&.conf\fR file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR for any non\-empty \fIAmanda\fR -work directories\. It then prompts you to select a directory or to process all of the directories\. The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time +work directories\&. It then prompts you to select a directory or to process all of the directories\&. The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time \fBamdump\fR -was run, e\.g\. -19910215\. +was run, e\&.g\&. +\FC19910215\F[]\&. .PP See the \fBamanda\fR(8) man page for more details about -\fIAmanda\fR\. +\fIAmanda\fR\&. .SH "EXAMPLE" .PP \fBAmflush\fR will search for holding areas associated with the \fIdaily\fR -configuration\. After you select which holding area to flush, +configuration\&. After you select which holding area to flush, \fBamflush\fR writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to -\fBamdump\fR(8)\. +\fBamdump\fR(8)\&. .nf -% amflush daily -Scanning /amanda\-hold\.\.\. - 20001113: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\. - 20001114: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\. +% amflush MyConfig +Scanning /amanda\-hold\&.\&.\&. + 20001113: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\&. + 20001114: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\&. Multiple \fIAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter: - A\. 20001113 - B\. 20001114 -Select directories to flush [A\.\.B]: [ALL] all + A\&. 20001113 + B\&. 20001114 +Select directories to flush [A\&.\&.B]: [ALL] all Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114, today: 20001117 -to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn\. -Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape\. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013) +to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn\&. +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\. +Running in background, you can log off now\&. +You\'ll 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\&. +.nf +% echo \'amflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\' | at now .fi .SH "EXIT CODE" @@ -135,18 +300,14 @@ The exit code of \fBamflush\fR is the ORed value of: 8 = Don\'t know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report) 16 = tape error or no more tape .fi -.SH "AUTHOR" -.PP -James da Silva, - -: Original text -.PP -Stefan G\. Weichinger, -, maintainer of the -\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP \fBamanda\fR(8), \fBamdump\fR(8), : http://wiki.zmanda.com +.SH "Authors" +.PP +\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&> +.PP +\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>