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[unix-history] / usr / man / man8 / dump.8

diff --git a/usr/man/man8/dump.8 b/usr/man/man8/dump.8
index d8af230..bd82ae0 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/man/man8/dump.8
+++ b/usr/man/man8/dump.8
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-.TH DUMP 8 "4 February 1983"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)dump.8      6.3 (Berkeley) 5/23/86
+.\"
+.TH DUMP 8 "May 23, 1986"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 dump \- incremental file system dump
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 dump \- incremental file system dump


@@ -190,7 +196,6 @@ on a set of fresh tapes that is saved forever.
 .ta \w'/etc/dumpdates\ \ 'u
 /dev/rrp1g     default filesystem to dump from
 /dev/rmt8      default tape unit to dump to
 .ta \w'/etc/dumpdates\ \ 'u
 /dev/rrp1g     default filesystem to dump from
 /dev/rmt8      default tape unit to dump to

-/etc/ddate     old format dump date record (obsolete after \fB\-J\fR option)

 /etc/dumpdates new format dump date record 
 /etc/fstab     dump table: file systems and frequency
 /etc/group     to find group \fIoperator\fP
 /etc/dumpdates new format dump date record 
 /etc/fstab     dump table: file systems and frequency
 /etc/group     to find group \fIoperator\fP


@@ -203,15 +208,25 @@ dump(5),
 fstab(5)
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 Many, and verbose.
 fstab(5)
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 Many, and verbose.

+.PP
+Dump exits with zero status on success.
+Startup errors are indicated with an exit code of 1;
+abnormal termination is indicated with an exit code of 3.

 .SH BUGS
 .PP
 .SH BUGS
 .PP

-Sizes are based on 1600 BPI blocked tape;
-the raw magtape device has to be used to approach these densities.

 Fewer than 32 read errors on the filesystem are ignored.
 Each reel requires a new process, so parent processes for
 reels already written just hang around until the entire tape
 is written.
 .PP
 Fewer than 32 read errors on the filesystem are ignored.
 Each reel requires a new process, so parent processes for
 reels already written just hang around until the entire tape
 is written.
 .PP

+.I Dump
+with the
+.B W
+or
+.B w
+options does not report filesystems that have never been recorded
+in /etc/dumpdates, even if listed in /etc/fstab.
+.PP

 It would be nice if
 .I dump
 knew about the dump sequence,
 It would be nice if
 .I dump
 knew about the dump sequence,