'S' size estimation option to dump.

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

diff --git a/dump/dump.8.in b/dump/dump.8.in
index 3fa63c102cb54988ab1ffd0d24762d518e1714c7..bb7503331c73581deeb636401223ed23c1352321 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 1.4 1999/10/30 22:55:51 tiniou Exp $
+.\"    $Id: dump.8.in,v 1.5 1999/11/22 19:08:50 tiniou Exp $

 .\"
 .Dd __DATE__
 .Dt DUMP 8
 .\"
 .Dd __DATE__
 .Dt DUMP 8


@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Nd ext2 filesystem backup
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm dump
 .Nd ext2 filesystem backup
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm dump

-.Op Fl 0123456789acknu
+.Op Fl 0123456789acknSu

 .Op Fl B Ar records
 .Op Fl b Ar blocksize
 .Op Fl d Ar density
 .Op Fl B Ar records
 .Op Fl b Ar blocksize
 .Op Fl d Ar density


@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 .Op Fl T Ar date
 .Ar filesystem
 .Nm dump
 .Op Fl T Ar date
 .Ar filesystem
 .Nm dump

-.Op Fl 0123456789acknu
+.Op Fl 0123456789acknSu

 .Op Fl B Ar records
 .Op Fl b Ar blocksize
 .Op Fl d Ar density
 .Op Fl B Ar records
 .Op Fl b Ar blocksize
 .Op Fl d Ar density


@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ prompts for a new tape.
 It is recommended to be a bit conservative on this option.
 The default tape length is 2300 feet.
 .ne 1i
 It is recommended to be a bit conservative on this option.
 The default tape length is 2300 feet.
 .ne 1i

+.It Fl S
+Size estimate. Determine the amount of space
+that is needed to perform the dump without
+actually doing it, and display the estimated
+number of blocks it will take. This is useful
+with incremental dumps to determine how many
+volumes of media will be needed.

 .It Fl T Ar date
 Use the specified date as the starting time for the dump
 instead of the time determined from looking in
 .It Fl T Ar date
 Use the specified date as the starting time for the dump
 instead of the time determined from looking in