Index: man/xml-source/amanda.8.xml
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CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE
-Most command allow to overwrite any configuration parameter on
-the command line with the -o option.
--o NAME=value
-eg. -o runtapes=2
-eg. -o DUMPTYPE:no-compress:compress="server fast"
-eg. -o TAPETYPE:HP-DAT:length=2000m
-eg. -o INTERFACE:local:use="2000 kbps"
+Most commands allow the override of specific
+configuration options on the command line, using the -o option. This option has the form -oname=value.
+An optional space is allowed after the -o.
+Each configuration option should be specified in a separate
+command-line option.
+For global options, name is simply the name of the option, e.g.,
+
+amdump -oruntapes=2
+
+For options in a named section of the configuration, name has the
+form SECTION:section_name:name, where SECTION is one of TAPETYPE, DUMPTYPE, HOLDINGDISK, or INTERFACE, and section_name is the name of the tapetype, dumptype, holdingdisk, or interface. Examples:
+
+amdump -o TAPETYPE:HP-DAT:length=2000m
+amdump -o DUMPTYPE:no-compress:compress="server fast"
+amdump -o HOLDINGDISK:hd1:use="-100 mb"
+amdump -o INTERFACE:local:use="2000 kbps"
+
+
+Note that configuration overrides are not effective for tape
+changers, which supply a tapedev based on their own configuration. In order to
+override tapedev, you must also disable any changer:
+
+amdump -otapedev=/dev/nst1 -otpchanger=''
+
+
+
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