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.\" Title: amanda-applications
.\" Author: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 01/22/2009
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 10/18/2010
.\" Manual: Miscellanea
-.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "01/22/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1" "Miscellanea"
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+.TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "Miscellanea"
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-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
amanda-applications \- Application\-api for amanda
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-Describe how to use application with
-\fIAmanda\fR
+Describe how to use application with Amanda
.SH "APPLICATIONS"
.PP
-This section lists the applications included with
-\fIAmanda\fR\&. See the individual man pages for instructions on using them\&. For complete How\-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com\&.
+This section lists the applications included with Amanda\&. See the individual man pages for instructions on using them\&. For complete How\-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
+\fBampgsql\fR(8),
+\- use PostgreSQL\'s continuous WAL archiving\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+\fBamraw\fR(8),
+\- use open and read to read the data\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
\fBamsamba\fR(8),
\- use smbclient to backup and restore data\&.
.RE
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
+\fBamsuntar\fR(8),
+\- use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data\&.
+.RE
+.sp
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+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
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+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
\fBamzfs-sendrecv\fR(8),
\- use zfs to create a snapshot and use \'zfs send\' to generate the backup\&.
.RE
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+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
+\fBamzfs-snapshot\fR(8),
+\- use zfs to create a snapshot and for use with other applications (e\&.g\&. amgtar)
+.RE
+.SH "DEFINING APPLICATIONS"
+.PP
+An application is defined in
+\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
+as follows:
+.sp
+.nf
+define application\-tool $appconfigname {
+ plugin "$pluginname"
+ property "$PROPERTY_NAME" "$PROPERTY_VALUE"
+ \&.\&.\&.
+}
+.fi
+and then referenced in a dumptype as
+.sp
+.nf
+define dumptype $dumptypename {
+ \&.\&.\&.
+ program "APPLICATION"
+ application "$appconfigname"
+}
+.fi
+.PP
+Application properties, like Amanda configuration parameters, are insensitive to case, and
+\-
+(dash) and
+_
+(underscore) may be used interchangeably\&.
+.PP
+See the individual plugin documentation for properties applicable to each plugin\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
+\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
-.SH "Authors"
+.PP
+The Amanda Wiki:
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
+.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
-Zmanda, Inc\&. (\FChttp://www\&.zmanda\&.com\F[])
+Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE
.PP
\fBDustin J\&. Mitchell\fR <\&dustin@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
-Zmanda, Inc\&. (\FChttp://www\&.zmanda\&.com\F[])
+Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE
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