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

# amtoc(8)

generate TOC (Table Of Contents) for an Amanda run

## NAME

amtoc - generate TOC (Table Of Contents) for an Amanda run

## SYNOPSIS

**amtoc** \[-a\] \[-i\] \[-t\] \[-f *file*\] \[-s *subs*\] \[-w\] \[--\] *logfile*

## DESCRIPTION

*Amtoc* generates a table of contents for an Amanda run. It's a perl script (if you don't have perl, install it first!).

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  The output file name will be *label-of-the-tape*.toc in the same directory as *logfile*.

- **-i**

  Display help about **amtoc**.

- **-t**

  Generate the output in tabular form.

- **-f file**

  Write the output to a file ('-' for stdout).

- **-s subs**

  Evaluate the output file name from *subs*, with $\_ set to *label-of-the-tape*. The **-a** option is equivalent to **-s** *'s/$\_/.toc/'*.

- **-w**

  Separate tapes with form-feeds and display blank lines before totals.

- **--**

  Marks the last option so the next parameter is the *logfile*.

**logfile**

(use '-' for stdin)

## OUTPUT FORMAT

The standard output has five fields separated by two spaces:

```
#  Server:/partition  date  level  size[Kb]
0  daily-05:  19991005  -  -
1  cuisun15:/cuisun15/home  19991005  1  96
2  cuinfs:/export/dentiste  19991005  1  96
  ...
103  cuisg11:/  19991005  0  4139136
103  total:  -  -  16716288
```

In tabular format (-t), this would look like:

```
  #  Server:/partition           date      lev  size[Kb]
  0  daily-05:                   19991005    -         -
  1  cuisun15:/cuisun15/home     19991005    1        96
  2  cuinfs:/export/dentiste     19991005    1        96
  ...
103  cuisg11:/                   19991005    0   4139136
103  total:                      -           -  16716288
```

## USAGE

The easiest way to use it is to run **amtoc** right after *amdump* in the *cron job:*

```
amdump daily ; logdir=`amgetconf daily logdir` ; log=`ls -1t $logdir/log.*.[0-9] | head -1` ; amtoc -a $log
```

which will generate /usr/local/etc/amanda//daily/*tape\_label*.toc. You may also want to call **amtoc** after an *amflush*.

## SEE ALSO

[**amanda**(8)](/amanda/8.md), [**amdump**(8)](/amdump/8.md), [**amflush**(8)](/amflush/8.md), [**amgetconf**(8)](/amgetconf/8.md)

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

## AUTHORS

**Nicolas Mayencourt** \<Nicolas.Mayencourt@cui.unige.ch\>

University of Geneva/Switzerland

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