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authorIan Dowse <iedowse@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-01 20:54:23 +0000
committerIan Dowse <iedowse@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-01 20:54:23 +0000
commit9ac0768d746906b3592565ed674d11d99d9e3ec7 (patch)
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Add a new "-S" flag to dump to allow it just print out dump estimate
size and then exit. PR: bin/35450 Submitted by: Mark Hannon <markhannon@optushome.com.au> Obtained from: NetBSD MFC after: 1 week
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=91540
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diff --git a/sbin/dump/dump.8 b/sbin/dump/dump.8
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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" @(#)dump.8 8.3 (Berkeley) 5/1/95
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd July 9, 2001
+.Dd March 1, 2002
.Dt DUMP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
.Nd filesystem backup
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
-.Op Fl 0123456789acknu
+.Op Fl 0123456789acknSu
.Op Fl B Ar records
.Op Fl b Ar blocksize
.Op Fl D Ar dumpdates
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ If this amount is exceeded,
prompts for a new tape.
It is recommended to be a bit conservative on this option.
The default tape length is 2300 feet.
+.It Fl S
+Display an estimate of the backup size and the number of
+tapes required, and exit without actually performing the dump.
.It Fl T Ar date
Use the specified date as the starting time for the dump
instead of the time determined from looking in