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<refentry id='amdump_client.8'>

<refmeta>

<refentrytitle>amdump_client</refentrytitle>

<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>

&rmi.source;

&rmi.version;

&rmi.manual.8;

</refmeta>

<refnamediv>

<refname>amdump_client</refname>

<refpurpose>back up all disks in an Amanda configuration</refpurpose>

</refnamediv>

<refentryinfo>

&author.jlm;

</refentryinfo>

<refsynopsisdiv>

<cmdsynopsis>

  <command>amdump_client</command>

    &configoverride.synopsis;

    <arg choice='opt'><option>--config</option> <replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>

    <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>CMD</replaceable></arg>

    <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>diskname</replaceable></arg>

</cmdsynopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>

<para><emphasis remap='B'>Amdump_client</emphasis> initiate backup on the client. There are three commands (CMD):</para>

<variablelist remap='TP'>

  <varlistentry><term><amkeyword>list</amkeyword></term>

  <listitem><para>list all diskname that can be dumped.</para>

  </listitem>

  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry><term><amkeyword>check</amkeyword></term>

  <listitem><para>Check the configuration of the client and disk.</para>

  </listitem>

  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry><term><amkeyword>dump</amkeyword></term>

  <listitem><para>Start a backup of the specified diskname, or all diskname if none are specified.</para>

  </listitem>

  </varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect1>

<seealso>

<manref name="amdump" vol="8"/>,

<manref name="amanda-match" vol="7"/>

</seealso>

</refentry>