X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Famflush.8;h=ec799afee0e9986a62d01c86231d7923cf4827a9;hb=refs%2Ftags%2Fupstream%2F2.5.1;hp=f4051814a20426b72902e94035767c95a4d11c4a;hpb=1194fb66aa28d9929c3f2bef3cc6c1c3f40a60a4;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/amflush.8 b/man/amflush.8 index f405181..ec799af 100644 --- a/man/amflush.8 +++ b/man/amflush.8 @@ -18,83 +18,124 @@ .IP "\\$1" \\$2 .. .TH "AMFLUSH" 8 "" "" "" -.SH NAME -amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape +.SH "NAME" +amflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape .SH "SYNOPSIS" -.ad l -.hy 0 .HP 8 -\fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] -.ad -.hy +\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 backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the \fBAmanda\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\&. - +\fBAmflush\fR +writes +\fBAmanda\fR +backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the +\fBAmanda\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 -Run \fBamflush\fR in batch mode\&. All datestamps are selected unless specified\&. The flush is started without confirmation\&. - +\fB-b\fR +Run +\fBamflush\fR +in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation. .TP -\fB\-f\fR -Run \fBamflush\fR in foreground\&. \fBAmflush\fR 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 \fBamflush\fR is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed\&. - +\fB-f\fR +Run +\fBamflush\fR +in foreground. +\fBAmflush\fR +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 +\fBamflush\fR +is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed. .TP -\fB\-s\fR -Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file\&. Requires the \fB\-f\fR option\&. - +\fB-s\fR +Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the +\fB-f\fR +option. .TP -\fB\-D datestamp\fR -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 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000\&. - +\fB-D datestamp\fR +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 +will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000. +.TP +\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]* +Specify the host and disk on which the command will work. +.TP +\fB-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR +See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERWRITE\fR" section in +\fBamanda\fR(8). .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) for a description\&. - +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. .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 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\&. - +\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 +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 \fBAmanda\fR\&. - +See the +\fBamanda\fR(8) +man page for more details about +\fBAmanda\fR. .SH "EXAMPLE" - .PP -\fBAmflush\fR will search for holding areas associated with the \fBdaily\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)\&. +\fBAmflush\fR +will search for holding areas associated with the +\fBdaily\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). .nf % amflush daily -Scanning /amanda\-hold\&.\&.\&. - 20001113: found \fBAmanda\fR directory\&. - 20001114: found \fBAmanda\fR directory\&. +Scanning /amanda-hold... + 20001113: found \fBAmanda\fR directory. + 20001114: found \fBAmanda\fR directory. Multiple \fBAmanda\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 - .SH "AUTHOR" - .PP -James da Silva, : Original text - +James da Silva, + +: Original text .PP -Stefan G\&. Weichinger, , maintainer of the \fBAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion - +Stefan G. Weichinger, +, maintainer of the +\fBAmanda\fR-documentation: XML-conversion .SH "SEE ALSO" - .PP -\fBamanda\fR(8), \fBamdump\fR(8) +\fBamanda\fR(8), +\fBamdump\fR(8)