AMBACKUP(8)

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version 3.5.4 · 8 versions
, in fedora 43

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so this is ambackup, and the manual tag is AMBACKUP(8) — from the System Administration Commands corner, hi bestie, welcome to the group chat. Its whole job is literally to back up all disks in an Amanda configuration. periodt. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

The synopsis is exactly this, no cap:

       ambackup [-o configoption...] [--config config] [--verbose] CMD
                [diskname...]

So you've got -o configoption..., --config config, and --verbose, then a CMD, then optional diskname.... iykyk ✨

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

First things first: ambackup connects to the ambackupd service on an amanda server. 🫶

Then ambackup initiates a backup on the client. There are three commands (CMD):

  • list — list all diskname that can be dumped. slay, it's giving inventory glam. 🎀
  • check — check the configuration of the client and disk. vibe check, but make it config. 👀
  • backup — start a backup of the specified diskname, or all diskname if none are specified. main character energy fr fr. 🔥

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/ 🌈

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com> — Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com). iconic author moment 👑

mwah 💋 — Amanda 3.5.4, dated 07/23/2025, and the manual tag is AMBACKUP(8). bye bestie 🦋

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