Makes dump abort (-q option) whenever it needs operator attention.

[dump.git] / dump / dump.8.in

diff --git a/dump/dump.8.in b/dump/dump.8.in
index a3763a52ac352d83f7be423d94f55dceb8705231..206356b7658e6c10ceccb8e6ed4536049298b94c 100644 (file)
--- a/dump/dump.8.in
+++ b/dump/dump.8.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"    $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.29 2001/07/18 13:12:33 stelian Exp $
+.\"    $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.31 2001/08/16 09:37:59 stelian Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd __DATE__
 .Dt DUMP 8
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
 .Nd ext2 filesystem backup
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm dump
-.Op Fl 0123456789ackMnSu
+.Op Fl 0123456789ackMnqSu
 .Op Fl B Ar records
 .Op Fl b Ar blocksize
 .Op Fl d Ar density
-.Op Fl e Ar inode number
+.Op Fl e Ar inode numbers
+.Op Fl E Ar file
 .Op Fl f Ar file
 .Op Fl F Ar script
 .Op Fl h Ar level
@@ -141,12 +142,21 @@ The default blocksize is 10.
 Change the defaults for use with a cartridge tape drive, with a density
 of 8000 bpi, and a length of 1700 feet. Specifying a cartridge drive
 overrides the end-of-media detection.
-.It Fl e Ar inode
+.It Fl e Ar inodes
 Exclude 
-.Ar inode
-from the dump (you can use 
+.Ar inodes
+from the dump. The
+.Ar inodes
+parameter is a comma separated list of inode numbers (you can use
 .Ar stat 
 to find the inode number for a file or directory).
+.It Fl E Ar file
+Read list of inodes to be excluded from the dump from the text file
+.Ar file .
+The file 
+.Ar file
+should be an ordinary file containing inode numbers separated by
+newlines.
 .It Fl h Ar level
 Honor the user
 .Dq nodump
@@ -243,6 +253,11 @@ notify all operators in the group
 .Dq operator
 by means similar to a
 .Xr wall 1 .
+.It Fl q
+Make
+.Nm
+abort immediately whenever operator attention is required,
+without prompting in case of write errors, tape changes etc.
 .It Fl Q Ar file
 Enable the Quick File Access support. Tape positions for each
 inode are stored into the file