AMCHECKDUMP(8)

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version 3.5.4 · 8 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

✨ AMCHECKDUMP ✨

okay bestie, welcome to amcheckdump (that's a section 8 system administration command, iykyk) — and no, that first line header thing is not a typo, we're just folding it in here. Let's go 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

amcheckdump — check the results of an Amanda dump 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

amcheckdump [--timestamp|-t timestamp] [--verbose] [-o configoption...]
            config

like... that's the whole vibe. a config, maybe a timestamp, maybe some extra config options. slay.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so Amcheckdump verifies your Amanda dump images by literally reading them back from the storage volume(s) and checking that the images can be parsed by the appropriate application (if it's available). fr fr. for example, a GNUTAR image gets handed off to GNU Tar for parsing, and any errors (like corrupt data or missing data 👀) get noted.

the application runs on the most recent dump, or if --timestamp is specified, on the most recent dump with that timestamp. heads up though — the verification is local to the Amanda server. so if the dump application isn't available, or it's configured differently on the server than it is on the client, the verification will most likely fail. not a vibe. 😭

if a changer is available, it gets used to load the required tapes. otherwise, the application interactively requests the tapes. (yes, like, asking you. with words.)

👉 for the info on the -o option, go read the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8). it's giving required reading. 📚

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

here's the moment you've been waiting for ✨

# check the most recent dump
amcheckdump MYCONFIG

# check a specific dump from back in '78
amcheckdump MYCONFIG --timestamp 19780615

the 1978 one. historic. iconic. periodt. 🕰️💜

🎀 SEE ALSO 🎀

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

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Ian Turner <ian@zmanda.com> Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

and that's the whole page bestie! this was Amanda 3.5.4, dated 08/26/2026, and honestly? she ate. go read your dumps, drink water, and stay hydrated 🫶✨💖
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