---
name: "amdump_client"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "amanda-common"
version: "1:3.5.4-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/amdump_client"
---

# amdump\_client(8)

back up all disks in an Amanda configuration

## NAME

amdump\_client - back up all disks in an Amanda configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**amdump\_client** \[**-o** *configoption*...\] \[**--config** *config*\] *CMD* \[*diskname*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Amdump\_client** initiate backup on the client. There are three commands (CMD):

**list**

list all diskname that can be dumped.

**check**

Check the configuration of the client and disk.

**dump**

Start a backup of the specified diskname, or all diskname if none are specified.

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md), [**amdump**(8)](/amdump/8.md), [**amanda-match**(7)](/amanda-match/7.md)

The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

## AUTHOR

**Jean-Louis Martineau** \<martineau@zmanda.com\>

Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)