Managing the AMASS File System

 

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

Size

Total size of the file in MB

 

 

 

 

Mode

File permissions

 

 

 

 

Links

Number of hard links for this file

 

 

 

 

UID

Numeric user ID

 

 

 

 

GID

Numeric group ID

 

 

 

 

Access_time

Last time file was accessed

 

 

 

 

Modified_time

Last time file was modified

 

 

 

TIME Format

The Access_time and Modified_time values have the following format: yyyymmddhhmmss. For example, the value 19980307114408 = 1998, March 07, 11:44:08 a.m.

This format allows you to sort by time, which is useful when creating a list of files created at a specific date and time.

Practical Application

In the following example, we use this command to back up files from one volume group to another:

Step 1. Log in as either amass or root.

#su root

Step 2. Enter the following commands to pipe all of the files from /archive/accting (a rewritable volume group) to /archive/fian, (a write-once volume group):

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Command Reference

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