>Number:         1937
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       dump(8) is misleading with the -B option.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan 12 18:20:01 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     matthew green
>Organization:
bozotic softwar foundation
>Release:        <NetBSD-current source date>22dec95
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD splode.eterna.com.au 1.1A NetBSD 1.1A (_splode_) #276: Fri Dec 22 00:30:07 EST 1995 mrg@splode.eterna.com.au:/orb/q/build/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/_splode_ sparc


>Description:

	the dump(8) manual claims that the -B option sets the `The number
	of dump records per volume.'  this is not the case.  it sets the
	number of kilobyte records per volume, rounded down to the nearest
	blocksize.

>How-To-Repeat:

	use `dump -b 4096 -B 65536' and notice that it isn't 256M but only
	64M that it will dump.

>Fix:

*** /usr/src/sbin/dump/dump.8	Sat Oct 14 11:08:47 1995
--- dump.8	Sat Jan 13 10:01:55 1996
***************
*** 98,104 ****
  last dump of the same or lower level.
  The default level is 9.
  .It Fl B Ar records
! The number of dump records per volume.
  This option overrides the calculation of tape size
  based on length and density.
  .It Fl b Ar blocksize
--- 98,105 ----
  last dump of the same or lower level.
  The default level is 9.
  .It Fl B Ar records
! The number of kilobytes per volume, rounded
! down to a multiple of the blocksize.
  This option overrides the calculation of tape size
  based on length and density.
  .It Fl b Ar blocksize
>Audit-Trail:
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