1AMRAW(8)                System Administration Commands                AMRAW(8)
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NAME

6       amraw - Amanda Application open and read data
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DESCRIPTION

9       Amraw is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by
10       users directly. It uses dd to backup and restore data.
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12       Amraw can backup only one directory entry, it can be a single file, a
13       raw device, anything that amanda can open and read.
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15       The diskdevice in the disklist (DLE) must be the filename amraw open
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18       Restore is done in place, an open is done and the data is written to
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20       entry doesn't exist before the restore.
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22       Only full backup is allowed
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PROPERTIES

25       This section lists the properties that control amgtar's functionality.
26       See amanda-applications(7) for information on application properties
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31           Used only for restore command, can be a device name or file, the
32           data will be restored to it.
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EXAMPLE

35         define application-tool app_amraw {
36           plugin "amraw"
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38       A dumptype using this application might look like:
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40         define dumptype amraw {
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42           program "APPLICATION"
43           application "app_amraw"
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45       Note that the program parameter must be set to "APPLICATION" to use the
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SEE ALSO

49       amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), amanda-applications(7)
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51       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
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AUTHOR

54       Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
55           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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59Amanda 3.5.4                      07/27/2023                          AMRAW(8)
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