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+<refentry id='amflush.8'>
+
+<refmeta>
+<refentrytitle>amflush</refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+</refmeta>
+<refnamediv>
+<refname>amflush</refname>
+<refpurpose>flush &A; backup files from holding disk to tape</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+<!-- body begins here -->
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+<cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>amflush</command>
+ <arg choice='opt'>-b </arg>
+ <arg choice='opt'>-f </arg>
+ <arg choice='opt'>-s </arg>
+ <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><arg choice='plain'>-D </arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>datestamp</replaceable></arg></arg>
+
+ <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>host</replaceable></arg><arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg></arg>
+
+</cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+
+<refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+<para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
+writes &A; backups from the holding disks to tape,
+and updates the &A; info database and tapelist accordingly.
+Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape
+at the time
+<emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
+is run.
+When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
+<command>amflush</command>
+run by hand.</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
+<variablelist remap='TP'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-b</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+<para>Run
+<command>amflush</command>
+in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
+The flush is started without confirmation.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-f</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+<para>Run
+<command>amflush</command>
+in foreground.
+<emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
+normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process.
+With the
+<option>-f</option>
+option,
+<command>amflush</command>
+stays in the foreground.
+This is useful if
+<command>amflush</command>
+is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape
+after the flush is completed.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-s</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+<para>Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
+<option>-f</option>
+option.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-D datestamp</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+<para>specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the
+"DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+for a description.
+<option>-D 20001225-7</option>
+will flush all
+dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>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
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+for a description.</para>
+
+<para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
+will look in the holding disks specified by the
+<emphasis remap='I'>amanda.conf</emphasis>
+file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/<emphasis remap='I'>config</emphasis>
+for any non-empty &A; 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
+<emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
+was run, e.g.
+<literal>19910215</literal>.</para>
+
+<para>See the
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+man page for more details about &A;.</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
+<para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
+will search for holding areas associated with the
+<emphasis remap='I'>daily</emphasis>
+configuration.
+After you select which holding area to flush,
+<command>amflush</command>
+writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends
+a mail report similar to
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+
+<programlisting>
+% amflush daily
+Scanning /amanda-hold...
+ 20001113: found &A; directory.
+ 20001114: found &A; directory.
+
+Multiple &A; directories, please pick one by letter:
+ 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)
+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.
+</programlisting>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
+<para>James da Silva, &email.jds; : Original text</para>
+<para>&maintainer.sgw;: XML-conversion</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
+<para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+<citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>
+</refsect1>
+</refentry>
+
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