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--- a/man/amanda-applications.7
+++ b/man/amanda-applications.7
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 .\"     Title: amanda-applications
 .\"    Author: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\"      Date: 11/05/2009
+.\"      Date: 06/01/2010
 .\"    Manual: Miscellanea
-.\"    Source: Amanda 2.6.1p2
+.\"    Source: Amanda 3.1.0
 .\"  Language: English
 .\"
-.TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "11/05/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p2" "Miscellanea"
+.TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "06/01/2010" "Amanda 3\&.1\&.0" "Miscellanea"
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
 .\" * set default formatting
 .\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@
 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 \{\
@@ -49,6 +47,30 @@ This section lists the applications included with
 .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
@@ -73,13 +95,70 @@ This section lists the applications included with
 .sp -1
 .IP \(bu 2.3
 .\}
+\fBamsuntar\fR(8),
+\- use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 \fBamzfs-sendrecv\fR(8),
 \- use zfs to create a snapshot and use \'zfs send\' to generate the backup\&.
 .RE
+.sp
+.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)
+.PP
+The Amanda Wiki:
+: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
 .SH "AUTHORS"
 .PP
 \fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>