.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.25 2001/04/10 12:46:53 stelian Exp $
+.\" $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.26 2001/04/10 13:42:22 stelian Exp $
.\"
.Dd __DATE__
.Dt DUMP 8
.Op Fl s Ar feet
.Op Fl T Ar date
.Op Fl z Ar compression level
-.Ar file-to-dump
+.Ar files-to-dump
.Nm dump
.Op Fl W Li \&| Fl w
.Pp
By default, the same output file name is used for each volume
after prompting the operator to change media.
.Pp
-.Ar file-to-dump
+.Ar files-to-dump
is either a mountpoint of a filesystem
-or a directory to be backed up as a subset of a filesystem.
+or a list of files and directories to be backed up as a subset of a
+filesystem.
In the former case, either the path to a mounted filesystem
or the device of an unmounted filesystem can be used.
In the latter case, certain restrictions are placed on the backup:
.Fl u
-is not allowed and the only dump level that is supported is
-.Fl 0 .
+is not allowed, the only dump level that is supported is
+.Fl 0
+and all the files and directories must reside on the same filesystem.
.Pp
The following options are supported by
.Nm Ns :