X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famflush.8;h=d37d0631a156ba1f2b4c9b51ab8c01d43b047f80;hb=4f0b86f7a23848c16cfe82fae81e639917fcff27;hp=7a7c73c929b4622ed840f082a7494cf5ed597bf7;hpb=fd48f3e498442f0cbff5f3606c7c403d0566150e;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amflush.8 b/man/amflush.8 index 7a7c73c..d37d063 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: 06/01/2010 +.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 +.\" Date: 07/25/2012 .\" Manual: System Administration Commands -.\" Source: Amanda 3.1.0 +.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.2 .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "06/01/2010" "Amanda 3\&.1\&.0" "System Administration Commands" +.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "07/25/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.2" "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 .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -22,17 +31,20 @@ 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...]...] [{\fB\-o\fR\ \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 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 @@ -66,16 +78,17 @@ 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\fB\fIconfigoption\fR\fR @@ -126,12 +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" @@ -140,13 +153,14 @@ 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) +\fBamdump\fR(8), +\fBamanda-match\fR(7) .PP The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/