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.\"     Title: ambackup
.\"    Author: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
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.\"      Date: 12/01/2017
.\"    Manual: System Administration Commands
.\"    Source: Amanda 3.5.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMBACKUP" "8" "12/01/2017" "Amanda 3\&.5\&.1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
ambackup \- back up all disks in an Amanda configuration
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBambackup\fR\ 'u
\fBambackup\fR [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] [\fB\-\-config\fR\ \fIconfig\fR] [\fB\-\-verbose\fR] \fICMD\fR [\fIdiskname\fR...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmbackup\fR
connect to the
\fBambackupd\fR
service on an amanda server\&.
.PP
\fBAmbackup\fR
initiate backup on the client\&. There are three commands (CMD):
.PP
\fBlist\fR
.RS 4
list all diskname that can be dumped\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBcheck\fR
.RS 4
Check the configuration of the client and disk\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBbackup\fR
.RS 4
Start a backup of the specified diskname, or all diskname if none are specified\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamdump\fR(8),
\fBamanda-match\fR(7)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE