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To dump everything except those directories marked with a skip flag, type: dbdump c
To dump a queue to a new tape, add -n and the queue name to the command. For instance, to
dump the queue SCRIPTS.JUNE.01 to a new tape, type:
dbdump c -n scripts.june.01
By replacing the c with an a, you can add a queue to a tape without erasing information
already on the tape. For instance, to append SCRIPTS.JUNE.10 to a tape, type:
dbdump a -n scripts.june.10
Dumps already on the tape are skipped and this dump is added to the end.
n
This command does not skip the contents of all subdirectories and queues if only the parent
directory has the skip trait enabled; contents will only be skipped by dbdump if the actual
subdirectory or queue has the skip flag.
dbfree
dbfree [-cf]
Reports the size of the database and the size of the free list—that is, the amount of free
blocks available. To display this information, type:
dbfree
A message similar to the following appears:
data base size 4106240, free 72600=18%, freelist 2904
n
The freelist is compressed, so there can be as many as 5000 free blocks accounted for in
each freelist block.
To display the amount of free space in your software area, type:
df
Valid Options Description
-a <device> Use alternate device for dump
-d Dump news directory skeleton (no stories)
-f [file] Dump to file (use ‘+’ for standard output)
-m <minutes> Dump files modified in last x minutes
-n <namelist> Only dump listed directories
-N <computer name> Network dump to specified computer