I have a simple perl script that pulls out entries from the amdump log file to 
track total number of files dumped, bytes output to tape, etc, then feeds these 
out for processing by MRTG.  It works nicely but I can't grab the data during 
the actual dump phase, only after it's complete when the entire log is written 
out.

Is there a file I could be pulling data from DURING the dump so I can chart, 
for instance, number of files systems that have been backed up, or a count of 
bytes sent off to tape?  admump.1 or log.<currentdate>.0 only seem to be 
updated once the dump is complete so I only have the summary information after 
it is finished.

Thanks much for any help.

-Matt