Look first into /etc/mtab, then into /etc/fstab.

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

diff --git a/dump/dump.8.in b/dump/dump.8.in
index 7bdf735056a5c72931897846bf176343895d83eb..23243bc27828b8683e574d969af09389770c969a 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.
 .\"
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"

-.\"    $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.46 2002/11/12 13:05:31 stelian Exp $
+.\"    $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.49 2003/02/04 12:24:40 stelian Exp $

 .\"
 .TH DUMP 8 "version __VERSION__ of __DATE__" BSD "System management commands"
 .SH NAME
 .\"
 .TH DUMP 8 "version __VERSION__ of __DATE__" BSD "System management commands"
 .SH NAME


@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ dump \- ext2/3 filesystem backup
 [\fB\-B \fIrecords\fR]
 [\fB\-b \fIblocksize\fR]
 [\fB\-d \fIdensity\fR]
 [\fB\-B \fIrecords\fR]
 [\fB\-b \fIblocksize\fR]
 [\fB\-d \fIdensity\fR]

+[\fB\-D \fIfile\fR]

 [\fB\-e \fIinode numbers\fR]
 [\fB\-E \fIfile\fR]
 [\fB\-f \fIfile\fR]
 [\fB\-e \fIinode numbers\fR]
 [\fB\-E \fIfile\fR]
 [\fB\-f \fIfile\fR]


@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ Set tape density to
 The default is 1600BPI. Specifying a tape density overrides the end-of-media
 detection.
 .TP
 The default is 1600BPI. Specifying a tape density overrides the end-of-media
 detection.
 .TP

+.BI \-D " file"
+Set the path name of the file storing the information about the previous 
+full and incremental dumps. The default location is
+.IR __DUMPDATES__ .
+.TP

 .BI \-e " inodes"
 Exclude 
 .I inodes
 .BI \-e " inodes"
 Exclude 
 .I inodes


@@ -224,6 +230,8 @@ is useful when running
 .B dump
 on an active filesystem where read errors simply indicate an inconsistency 
 between the mapping and dumping passes.
 .B dump
 on an active filesystem where read errors simply indicate an inconsistency 
 between the mapping and dumping passes.

+.IP
+A value of 0 means that all read errors will be ignored.

 .TP
 .BI \-j "compression level"
 Compress every block to be written on the tape using bzlib library. This option
 .TP
 .BI \-j "compression level"
 Compress every block to be written on the tape using bzlib library. This option


@@ -401,6 +409,8 @@ option causes
 to print out, for all file systems in
 .I __DUMPDATES__ ,
 and regognized file systems in
 to print out, for all file systems in
 .I __DUMPDATES__ ,
 and regognized file systems in

+.I /etc/mtab
+and

 .IR /etc/fstab .
 the most recent dump date and level, and highlights those that should be 
 dumped. If the
 .IR /etc/fstab .
 the most recent dump date and level, and highlights those that should be 
 dumped. If the


@@ -413,6 +423,8 @@ exits immediately.
 Is like
 .BR \-W ,
 but prints only recognized filesystems in
 Is like
 .BR \-W ,
 but prints only recognized filesystems in

+.I /etc/mtab
+and

 .I /etc/fstab
 which need to be dumped.
 .TP
 .I /etc/fstab
 which need to be dumped.
 .TP


@@ -527,6 +539,9 @@ dump date records
 .I /etc/fstab
 dump table: file systems and frequency
 .TP
 .I /etc/fstab
 dump table: file systems and frequency
 .TP

+.I /etc/mtab
+dump table: mounted file systems
+.TP

 .I /etc/group
 to find group
 .I operator
 .I /etc/group
 to find group
 .I operator