X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famflush.8;h=a36d55b25d3f4ac600ac9e809a52ea03f0a3cb6d;hb=c6f0a88c567f8536c498f554285aed1f8150da18;hp=5eb7e5545f9807593bceab0fa8baec5a0ed4f293;hpb=96f35b20267e8b1a1c846d476f27fcd330e0b018;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amflush.8 b/man/amflush.8 index 5eb7e55..a36d55b 100644 --- a/man/amflush.8 +++ b/man/amflush.8 @@ -1,13 +1,22 @@ '\" t .\" Title: amflush .\" Author: James da Silva -.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 -.\" Date: 11/05/2009 +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 +.\" Date: 02/21/2012 .\" Manual: System Administration Commands -.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p2 +.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.1 .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "11/05/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p2" "System Administration Commands" +.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "02/21/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.1" "System Administration Commands" +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" * Define some portability stuff +.\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.\" http://bugs.debian.org/507673 +.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2009-02/msg00013.html +.\" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * set default formatting .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -19,24 +28,23 @@ .\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE * .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .SH "NAME" -amflush \- flush \fIAmanda\fR backup files from holding disk to tape +amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape .SH "SYNOPSIS" .HP \w'\fBamflush\fR\ 'u -\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] [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \fBAmflush\fR -writes -\fIAmanda\fR -backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the -\fIAmanda\fR -info database and +writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the Amanda info database and \fBtapelist\fR(5) -accordingly\&. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time +accordingly\&. It is similar to amdump, but does not perform any backup operations on Amanda clients\&. 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\&. +.PP +The command optionally takes a set of DLE specifications (see +\fBamanda-match\fR(7)) to narrow the DLEs for which dumps will be flushed\&. All dumps in holding are flushed if no expressions are given\&. .SH "OPTIONS" .PP \fB\-b\fR @@ -70,21 +78,22 @@ option\&. .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\&. +specify a datestamp expression you want to flush; see +\fBamanda-match\fR(7) +for details on the format of this expression\&. \fB\-D 20001225\-7\fR 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 \-\- see the description of DLE specifications in +\fBamanda-match\fR(7)\&. .RE .PP -\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR +\fB\-o \fR\fB\fIconfigoption\fR\fR .RS 4 -See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in +See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in \fBamanda\fR(8)\&. .RE .PP @@ -96,17 +105,14 @@ for a description\&. will look in the holding disks specified by the \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 +for any non\-empty Amanda 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\&. .PP See the \fBamanda\fR(8) -man page for more details about -\fIAmanda\fR\&. +man page for more details about Amanda\&. .SH "EXAMPLE" .PP \fBAmflush\fR @@ -119,10 +125,10 @@ writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar t .nf % amflush MyConfig Scanning /amanda\-hold\&.\&.\&. - 20001113: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\&. - 20001114: found \fIAmanda\fR directory\&. + 20001113: found Amanda directory\&. + 20001114: found Amanda directory\&. -Multiple \fIAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter: +Multiple Amanda directories, please pick one by letter: A\&. 20001113 B\&. 20001114 Select directories to flush [A\&.\&.B]: [ALL] all @@ -133,12 +139,12 @@ 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\&. +You\*(Aqll 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\&. +The following example causes amflush to flush everything to tape, then ejects tape, using \*(Aqat\*(Aq to run the task in the background\&. .nf -% echo \'amflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\' | at now +% echo \*(Aqamflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\*(Aq | at now .fi .SH "EXIT CODE" @@ -147,15 +153,17 @@ The exit code of \fBamflush\fR is the ORed value of: 0 = success 1 = error 4 = a dle failed - 8 = Don\'t know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report) + 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), \fBamdump\fR(8), -: http://wiki.zmanda.com +\fBamanda-match\fR(7) +.PP +The Amanda Wiki: +: http://wiki.zmanda.com/ .SH "AUTHORS" .PP \fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>