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AMDD(8)								       AMDD(8)

NAME
       amdd - Amanda version of dd

SYNOPSIS
       amdd [-d] [if=input] [of=output] [bs=blocksize] [skip=count]
	    [count=count]

DESCRIPTION
       Amdd provides just enough of the standard UNIX dd command for the needs
       of Amanda. This is handy when doing a full restore and the standard dd
       program has not yet been found.

       Amdd also provides access to the Amanda output drivers that support
       various tape simulations. This may be used for debugging or to convert
       from one format to another.

       See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda. See the
       OUTPUT DRIVERS section of amanda(8) for more information on the Amanda
       output drivers.

OPTIONS
       -d
	   Turn on debugging output.

       -llength
	   Set the output length. If the output driver limits the output size,
	   this controls when end of tape will be simulated.

	   Length may have a multiplier suffix:

	       k -> 1024 (Kilobytes)
	       b -> 512 (Blocks)
	       M -> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
	   The default is no multiplier (bytes).

       if=input
	   Input to dd. Default is stdin.

       of=output
	   Where to send the output of dd. Default is stdout.

       bs=blocksize
	   Size of each record. Input records smaller than this will not be
	   padded. Output records will be the same size as the corresponding
	   input record. Default is 512 bytes.

	   Blocksize may have a multiplier suffix:

	       k -> 1024 (Kilobytes)
	       b -> 512 (Blocks)
	       M -> 1024*1024 (Megabytes)
	   The default is no multiplier (bytes).

       count=count
	   Number of records to copy. Default is all records until end of
	   file.

       skip=count
	   Number of records to skip before copying input to output. Default
	   is zero.

AUTHOR
       Marc Mengel <mengel@fnal.gov>, John R. Jackson <jrj@purdue.edu> :
       Original text

       Stefan G. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
       Amanda-documentation: XML-conversion

SEE ALSO
       amanda(8)

				  06/06/2007			       AMDD(8)
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