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.Dd __DATE__
.Dt DUMP 8
will constrain writes to MAXBSIZE.
The default blocksize is 10.
.It Fl B Ar records
-The number of 1 kB blocks per volume.
-This option overrides the end-of-media detection, and calculation
-of tape size based on length and density. If compression is on this
-limits the size of the compressed output per volume.
+The number of 1 kB blocks per volume. Not normally required, as
+.Nm
+can detect end-of-media. When the specified size is reached,
+.Nm
+waits for you to change the volume. This option overrides
+the calculation of tape size based on length and density.
+If compression is on this limits the size of the compressed
+output per volume.
.It Fl c
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
to be at most LBLSIZE (currently 16) characters, which must include
the terminating
.Ql \e0 .
+.It Fl m
+If this flag is specified,
+.Nm
+will optimise the output for inodes having been changed but not
+modified since the last dump ('changed' and 'modified' have the
+meaning defined in stat(2)). For those inodes,
+.Nm
+will save only the metadata, instead of saving the entire inode
+contents. Inodes which are either directories or have been modified
+since the last dump are saved in a regular way.
+Uses of this flag must be consistent, meaning that either every dump
+in an incremental dump set have the flag, or no one has it.
+.Pp
+Tapes written using such 'metadata only' inodes will not be compatible
+with the BSD tape format or older versions of
+.Nm restore.
.It Fl M
Enable the multi-volume feature. The name specified with
.Fl f