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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:34:18 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-06 19:34:18 +0000 |
commit | a2accd01f0ac2f25d72443923819abceaf128119 (patch) | |
tree | 219860332a065e5cb6defc25dab58e4a8c7997cd /sbin/dump/dump.8 | |
parent | 9639b20db64d084fa58b75058a2bd896b1f743e1 (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
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diff --git a/sbin/dump/dump.8 b/sbin/dump/dump.8 index 539ed12..f51abca 100644 --- a/sbin/dump/dump.8 +++ b/sbin/dump/dump.8 @@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ is an alternate name for option syntax is implemented for backward compatibility, but is not documented here.) .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Dump -examines files +The +.Nm +utility examines files on a filesystem and determines which files need to be backed up. @@ -257,8 +258,7 @@ but the .Fl D option may be used to change it. .It Fl W -.Nm Dump -tells the operator what filesystems need to be dumped. +Tell the operator what filesystems need to be dumped. This information is gleaned from the files .Pa dumpdates and @@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ subject to the .Fl h option. .Pp -.Nm Dump -requires operator intervention on these conditions: +The +.Nm +utility requires operator intervention on these conditions: end of tape, end of dump, tape write error, @@ -329,8 +330,9 @@ restart itself from the checkpoint after the old tape has been rewound and removed, and a new tape has been mounted. .Pp -.Nm Dump -tells the operator what is going on at periodic intervals +The +.Nm +utility tells the operator what is going on at periodic intervals (every 5 minutes, or promptly after receiving .Dv SIGINFO ) , including usually low estimates of the number of blocks to write, @@ -422,8 +424,9 @@ impossible to use a larger output block size, so .Nm will prevent this from happening. .Pp -.Nm Dump -with the +The +.Nm +utility with the .Fl W or .Fl w @@ -443,8 +446,9 @@ and provided more assistance for the operator running .Xr restore . .Pp -.Nm Dump -cannot do remote backups without being run as root, due to its +The +.Nm +utility cannot do remote backups without being run as root, due to its security history. This will be fixed in a later version of .Fx . Presently, it works if you set it setuid (like it used to be), but this @@ -452,5 +456,5 @@ might constitute a security risk. .Sh HISTORY A .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .At v6 . |