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

# amstatus(8)

display the state of an Amanda run

## NAME

amstatus - display the state of an Amanda run

## SYNOPSIS

**amstatus** \[--file *amdumpfile*\] \[--\[no\]detail\] \[--\[no\]summary\] \[--\[no\]taped\] \[--\[no\]stats\] \[--\[no\]locale-independent-date-format\] \[--config\] *config*

## DESCRIPTION

**Amstatus** gives the current state of the Amanda run specified by the *config* configuration. If there is no active Amanda running, it summarizes the result of the last run. It may also be used to summarize the results of a previous run.

See the [**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md) man page for more details about Amanda.

## OPTIONS

All options may be abbreviated to the shortest non-ambiguous sub-string. If no options are given, everything is displayed.

**\[--config\] config**

Specify the Amanda configuration you want to display the state for.

- **--file amdumpfile**

  Specify an alternate file instead of the *amdump* or *amflush* file.

- **--detail**

  Display a detail of each dles.

- **--summary**

  Display a summary of the state of the run.

- **--taped**

  Display each tape used in the summary of the state of the run.

**--stats\|statistics**

Display statistics about active-time of taper and dumpers.

- **--locale-independent-date-format**

  Output the date in a locale independent format. The format is the same executing: date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z'

## EXAMPLE

Run the following command in a shell when a backup is running:

```
    watch amstatus CONF --summary --notaped
```

## EXIT CODE

The exit code of **amstatus** is the ORed value of:

```
 0  = success
 1  = error
 4  = a dle failed
 8  = Don't know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
 16 = tape error or no more tape
```

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md), [**amcheck**(8)](/amcheck/8.md), [**amdump**(8)](/amdump/8.md), [**amrestore**(8)](/amrestore/8.md), [**amadmin**(8)](/amadmin/8.md)

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

## AUTHOR

**Stefan G. Weichinger** \<sgw@amanda.org\>