Chapter 4 Database Administration Utilities
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$ For full information on backing up a database from Sybase Central, see
"Backup and Data Recovery" on page 645 of the book ASA User’s Guide.
For more information about options, see "Backup utility options" on page 79
The dbbackup command-line utility
dbbackup [
switches
]
directory
Switch Description
–c "keyword=value; ..." Supply database connection parameters
–d
Only back up the main database file
–l file Live backup of the transaction log to a file
–n
Change the naming convention for the backup
transaction log
–o filename Log output messages to a file
–q
Quiet mode—do not print messages
–r
Rename and start a new transaction log
–t
Only back up the transaction log
–w
Only back up the write file
–x
Delete and restart the transaction log
–xo
Delete and restart the transaction log without
making a backup
–y
Replace files without confirmation
If none of the switches -d, -t, or -w are used, all database files are backed
up.
$ For more information about the command-line switches, see "Backup
utility options" on page 79.
Backup utility options
Directory The directory to which the backup files are copied. If the
directory does not exist, it is created. However, the parent directory must
exist.
Syntax
Description
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