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AMFETCHDUMP(8)		 System Administration Commands 	  AMFETCHDUMP(8)

NAME
     amfetchdump - extract backup images from multiple Amanda tapes.

SYNOPSIS
     amfetchdump  [-c | -C | -l] [-p | -n] [-a] [-O directory] [-d device] [-h |
		 --header-file filename  |  --header-fd fd]  [--release-tapes  |
		 --reserve-tapes] [--decompress | --no-decompress | --server-de-
		 compress     |     --client-decompress]     [{--extract | --ex-
		 tract-client=HOSTNAME} --target target [--data-path amanda|di-
		 recttcp] [--run-client-scripts] [--prev-level level] [--next-level level] [--ap-
		 plication-property NAME=VALUE]* [--include-file file]* [--in-
		 clude-list filename]* [--include-list-glob filename]* [--ex-
		 clude-file file]* [--exclude-list filename]* [--ex-
		 clude-list-glob filename]*] [--init] [--restore]  [--decrypt  |
		 --no-decrypt  |  --server-decrypt  |  --client-decrypt]  [--ex-
		 act_match]	 [-o configoption...]	   config	hostname
		 [disk [ date [ level [ hostname [...] ] ] ]]

DESCRIPTION
     Amfetchdump  pulls one or more matching dumps from tape or from the holding
     disk, handling the reassembly of multi-tape split dump files as well as any
     tape autochanger operations. The dump are by default decompressed	and  de-
     crypted.

     It  will  automatically use the Amanda catalog to locate available dumps on
     tape, in the same way that the find feature of amadmin(8)	lists  available
     dumps.

     The  hostname,  diskname, datestamp, and level dump specifications are fur-
     ther described in amanda-match(7). Note that at minimum a hostname must  be
     specified.

     Unless  -p is used, backup images are extracted to files in the current di-
     rectory named:

     hostname.diskname.datestamp.dumplevel

     If a changer error occurs, or the -d  option  is  given,  then  amfetchdump
     prompts for each required volume.

OPTIONS
     -p
	 Pipe  exactly	one complete dump file to stdout, instead of writing the
	 file to disk. This will restore only the first matching dumpfile (where
	 "first" is determined by the dump log search facility).

     -h
	 Output the amanda header as a 32K block to same output as the image.

     --header-fd fd
	 Output the amanda header to the numbered file descriptor.

     --header-file filename
	 Output the amanda header to the filename.

     -d device_or_changer
	 Restore from this device or changer instead of the  default,  prompting
	 for each volume.

     -O directory
	 Output  restored  files  to  this  directory, instead of to the current
	 working directory.

     -c
	 Compress output, fastest method available.

     -C
	 Compress output, smallest file size method available.

     --decompress
	 Always do the decompression, this is the default.

     --no-decompress
	 Never do the decompression.

     --server-decompress
	 Do the decompression only if the compression was done on the server.

     --client-decompress
	 Do the decompression only if the compression was done on the client.

     --decrypt
	 Always do the decryption, this is the default.

     --no-decrypt
	 Never do the decryption.

     --server-decrypt
	 Do the decryption only if the encryption was done on the server.

     --client-decrypt
	 Do the decryption only if the encryption was done on the client.

     --init
	 Prepare for a restore, some device require it for faster restore.

     --no-restore
	 Do not start the restore, useful with --init.

     --exact-match
	 The host and disk are parsed as exact values

     --extract
	 Extract the backup on the server in the target path.

     --directory directory
	 Deprecated, use --target

     --target target
	 Where to extract the backup with the --extract option.

	 Warning: All files in that path can be removed.

     --data-path amanda|directtcp
	 The data path to use with --extract, the default is to use  the  fatest
	 data path.

     --run-client-scripts
	 Run the client script if it is set.

     --prev-level level
	 The  previous level that was restored for this dle. If not set, run the
	 pre-recover script. If set, run the inter-level-recover script.

     --next-level level
	 The next level we will restore for  this  dle.  If  not  set,	run  the
	 post-recover script.

     --application-property NAME=VALUE
	 Application property to send to the application with --extract.

     --include-file file
	 The name of a file to restore.

     --include-list filename
	 The name of a file containing file to restore.

     --include-list-glob filename
	 The name of a file containing file to restore using --include-list-glob
	 of the application.

     --exclude-file file
	 The name of a file to exclude from the restore list.

     --exclude-list filename
	 The name of a file containing file to exclude from the restore list.

     --exclude-list-glob filename
	 The name of a file containing file to exclude from the restore list us-
	 ing --exclude-list-glob of the application.

     --release-tapes
	 Release the tapes already reserved for the restore.

     --reserve-tapes
	 Reserve the tapes needed for the restore.

     -l
	 Leave	dumps  in  the compressed/uncompressed and encrypted/unencrypted
	 state in which they were found on tape. It is a synonym for --no-decom-
	 pression and --no-decryption

     -a
	 Assume that all tapes are already available, via tape changer or other-
	 wise, instead of prompting the operator to ensure that  all  tapes  are
	 loaded.

     -n
	 Do  not  reassemble split dump files at all, just restore each piece as
	 an individual file.

     -o configoption
	 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).

EXAMPLES
     All the examples here assume your configuration is called SetA.

     Here's a simple case, restoring all known dumps of the host  vanya  to  the
     current working directory.
     $ amfetchdump SetA vanya

     A more likely scenario involves restoring a particular dump from a particu-
     lar  date. We'll pipe this one to GNU-tar as well, to automatically extract
     the dump.
     $ amfetchdump -p SetA vanya /home 20051020 | gtar -xvpf -

CAVEATS
     Amfetchdump is dependent on accessing your server's config,  tape	changer,
     and  (normally)  dump  logs.  As such, it's not necessarily the most useful
     tool when those have all been wiped out and you desperately  need	to  pull
     things  from your tape. Pains have been taken to make it as capable as pos-
     sible, but for seriously minimialist  restores,  look  to	amrestore(8)  or
     dd(8) instead.

SEE ALSO
     amanda(8), amanda-match(7), amadmin(8), amrestore(8)

     The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHORS
     John Stange <building@nap.edu>
	 National Academies Press

     Ian Turner <ian@zmanda.com>
	 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

Amanda 3.5.1			   12/01/2017			  AMFETCHDUMP(8)

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