1AMDD(8)                                                                AMDD(8)
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NAME

6       amdd - Amanda version of dd
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SYNOPSIS

9       amdd [-d] [if=input] [of=output] [bs=blocksize] [skip=count]
10            [count=count]
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DESCRIPTION

13       Amdd provides just enough of the standard UNIX dd command for the needs
14       of Amanda. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard dd
15       program has not yet been found.
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17       Amdd also provides access to the Amanda output drivers that support
18       various tape simulations. This may be used for debugging or to convert
19       from one format to another.
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21       See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda. See the
22       OUTPUT DRIVERS section of amanda(8) for more information on the Amanda
23       output drivers.
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OPTIONS

26       -d
27           Turn on debugging output.
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29       -llength
30           Set the output length. If the output driver limits the output size,
31           this controls when end of tape will be simulated.
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33           Length may have a multiplier suffix:
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35               k -> 1024 (Kilobytes)
36               b -> 512 (Blocks)
37               M -> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
38           The default is no multiplier (bytes).
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40       if=input
41           Input to dd. Default is stdin.
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43       of=output
44           Where to send the output of dd. Default is stdout.
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46       bs=blocksize
47           Size of each record. Input records smaller than this will not be
48           padded. Output records will be the same size as the corresponding
49           input record. Default is 512 bytes.
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51           Blocksize may have a multiplier suffix:
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53               k -> 1024 (Kilobytes)
54               b -> 512 (Blocks)
55               M -> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
56           The default is no multiplier (bytes).
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58       count=count
59           Number of records to copy. Default is all records until end of
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62       skip=count
63           Number of records to skip before copying input to output. Default
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AUTHOR

67       Marc Mengel <mengel@fnal.gov>, John R. Jackson <jrj@purdue.edu> :
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70       Stefan G. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
71       Amanda-documentation: XML-conversion
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SEE ALSO

74       amanda(8)
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