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6 amdd - Amanda version of dd
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9 amdd [-d] [if=input] [of=output] [bs=blocksize] [skip=count]
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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
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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
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26 -d
27 Turn on debugging output.
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30 Set the output length. If the output driver limits the output size,
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41 Input to dd. Default is stdin.
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44 Where to send the output of dd. Default is stdout.
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47 Size of each record. Input records smaller than this will not be
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59 Number of records to copy. Default is all records until end of
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63 Number of records to skip before copying input to output. Default
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