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.\"     Title: amflush
.\"    Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
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.\"      Date: 12/01/2017
.\"    Manual: System Administration Commands
.\"    Source: Amanda 3.5.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMFLUSH" "8" "12/01/2017" "Amanda 3\&.5\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBamflush\fR\ 'u
\fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-\-exact\-match] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the Amanda info database and
\fBtapelist\fR(5)
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
.RS 4
Run
\fBamflush\fR
in batch mode\&. All datestamps are selected unless specified\&. The flush is started without confirmation\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR
.RS 4
Run
\fBamflush\fR
in foreground\&.
\fBAmflush\fR
normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process\&. With the
\fB\-f\fR
option,
\fBamflush\fR
stays in the foreground\&. This is useful if
\fBamflush\fR
is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR
.RS 4
Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file\&. Requires the
\fB\-f\fR
option\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-D datestamp\fR
.RS 4
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
\fB\-\-exact\-match\fR
.RS 4
The host and disk are parsed as exact values
.RE
.PP
\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
.RS 4
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\fB\fIconfigoption\fR\fR
.RS 4
See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in
\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
.RE
.PP
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
\fBamanda\fR(8)
for a description\&.
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
will look in the holding disks specified by the
\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR
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 Amanda\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fBAmflush\fR
will search for holding areas associated with the
\fIdaily\fR
configuration\&. After you select which holding area to flush,
\fBamflush\fR
writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to
\fBamdump\fR(8)\&.
.nf
% amflush MyConfig
Scanning /amanda\-hold\&.\&.\&.
  20001113: found Amanda directory\&.
  20001114: found Amanda directory\&.

Multiple Amanda 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\*(Aqll get mail when amflush is finished\&.
.fi
.PP
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 \*(Aqamflush \-b \-f MyConfig && mt offline\*(Aq | at now
.fi
.SH "EXIT CODE"

The exit code of \fBamflush\fR is the ORed value of:
.nf
 0  = success
 1  = error
 4  = a dle failed
 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),
\fBamanda-match\fR(7)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
.PP
\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>