On Thu, May 06, 2010 at 11:07:16AM -0400, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote:
> $man amdump
> SYNOPSIS
> amdump config [host [disk...]...] [{-o configoption}...]
>
> The config must be the first argument:
Thanks - hadn't realized that, and now that I think about it
a little more I was getting confused with argument placement
for amcheck. Identical parameter list but different argument
placement.
thank you
> Jean-Louis
>
> Brian Cuttler wrote:
> >Amanda 2.6.1p1
> >
> >I thought this used to work, its current in the man page.
> >
> ># amdump -o tapedev=/dev/nst1 cascade cascade
> >/cascadep/export/confocalamdump: could not find directory
> >/usr/local/etc/amanda/-o
> >
> >Adding quotes didn't help.
> >
> ># amdump "-o tapedev=/dev/nst1" cascade cascade /cascadep/export/confocal
> >/usr/local/sbin/amdump: line 61: [: /usr/local/etc/amanda/-o: binary
> >operator expected
> >
> >
> >Seems ok if I move the -o option to the end of the line.
> >
> ># amdump cascade cascade /cascadep/export/confocal -o tapedev=/dev/nst1
> >
> >
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