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-.TH "AMFLUSH" 8 "" "" ""
+.\" Title: amflush
+.\" Author:
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.72.0
+.\" Date: 02/07/2007
+.\" Manual:
+.\" Source:
+.\"
+.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "02/07/2007" "" ""
+.\" 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
+amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 8
-\fBamflush\fR [-b] [-f] [-s] [-D \fIdatestamp\fR]*
- \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*]*
- [-o \fIconfigoption\fR]*
-
+\fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
writes
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\fIAmanda\fR
backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the
-\fBAmanda\fR
+\fIAmanda\fR
info database and tapelist 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
\fBamflush\fR
run by hand.
.SH "OPTIONS"
-.TP
-\fB-b\fR
+.PP
+\fB\-b\fR
+.RS 4
Run
\fBamflush\fR
in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation.
-.TP
-\fB-f\fR
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-f\fR
+.RS 4
Run
\fBamflush\fR
in foreground.
\fBAmflush\fR
normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process. With the
-\fB-f\fR
+\fB\-f\fR
option,
\fBamflush\fR
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.
-.TP
-\fB-s\fR
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-s\fR
+.RS 4
Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
-\fB-f\fR
+\fB\-f\fR
option.
-.TP
-\fB-D datestamp\fR
+.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.
-\fB-D 20001225-7\fR
+\fB\-D 20001225\-7\fR
will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
-.TP
+.RE
+.PP
\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
+.RS 4
Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
-.TP
-\fB-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
+.RE
+.PP
+\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
+.RS 4
See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERWRITE\fR" section in
\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
\fBamanda\fR(8)
@@ -83,10 +84,10 @@ for a description.
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
will look in the holding disks specified by the
-\fBamanda.conf\fR
-file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fBconfig\fR
-for any non-empty
-\fBAmanda\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
\fBamdump\fR
was run, e.g.
@@ -95,24 +96,25 @@ was run, e.g.
See the
\fBamanda\fR(8)
man page for more details about
-\fBAmanda\fR.
+\fIAmanda\fR.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
will search for holding areas associated with the
-\fBdaily\fR
+\fIdaily\fR
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).
+.sp
+.RS 4
.nf
-
% amflush daily
-Scanning /amanda-hold...
- 20001113: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
- 20001114: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
+Scanning /amanda\-hold...
+ 20001113: found \fIAmanda\fR directory.
+ 20001114: found \fIAmanda\fR directory.
-Multiple \fBAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter:
+Multiple \fIAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter:
A. 20001113
B. 20001114
Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ 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.
.fi
+.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
James da Silva,
@@ -133,9 +136,8 @@ James da Silva,
.PP
Stefan G. Weichinger,
, maintainer of the
-\fBAmanda\fR-documentation: XML-conversion
+\fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamdump\fR(8)
-