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.TH DUMP 8 "version __VERSION__ of __DATE__" BSD "System management commands"
.SH NAME
dump \- ext2/3 filesystem backup
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dump
-[\fB\-0123456789ackMnqSuv\fR]
+[\fB\-\fIlevel#\fR]
+[\fB\-ackMnqSuv]
[\fB\-A \fIfile\fR]
[\fB\-B \fIrecords\fR]
[\fB\-b \fIblocksize\fR]
.PP
.B dump
[\fB\-W \fR| \fB\-w\fR]
-.PP
-(The 4.3BSD option syntax is implemented for backward compatibility but is not
-documented here.)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B Dump
examines files on an ext2/3 filesystem and determines which files need to be
The following options are supported by
.B dump:
.TP
-.BI \-0\-9
-Dump levels. A level 0, full backup, guarantees the entire file system is
-copied (but see also the
+.BI \-level#
+The dump level (any integer). A level 0, full backup, guarantees the
+entire file system is copied (but see also the
.B \-h
option below). A level number above 0, incremental backup, tells
.B dump
to
copy all files new or modified since the last dump of a lower level. The
-default level is 9.
+default level is 9. Historically only levels 0 to 9 were usable in
+dump, this version is able to understand any integer as a dump level.
.TP
.BI \-a
\*(lqauto-size\*(rq. Bypass all tape length calculations, and write until an
.PP
After several months or so, the daily and weekly tapes should get rotated out
of the dump cycle and fresh tapes brought in.
+.PP
+(The 4.3BSD option syntax is implemented for backward compatibility but is not
+documented here.)
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B TAPE