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.\" Title: amflush
.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 04/10/2009
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.76.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 07/25/2012
.\" Manual: System Administration Commands
-.\" Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.2
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands"
+.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "07/25/2012" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.2" "System Administration Commands"
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.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
.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
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
.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
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"
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\&>
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