DYNABACK

−COMMENT "text"

Optional comment, up to 32 characters, displayed when restoring database

−COPY

(Introduced in 4.522/4.618). Backs up database as renamed database files instead of in BKP format. DBCHECK is run against the backup. These files are used by DBRECOV in the event that a fast recovery fails.

−DELETE

(For use with −SETSESSN) Delete the transaction logs

−FORMAT

Format disks using a user-supplied batch file called FORMBKP

−NEWDB newname

New in 4.526/4.622 This command tail is only meaningful when −COPY is also specified. Instead of backing up the database it is copied to a new database named newname. DP4 utilities that need to do so now use this program to copy databases, in order to avoid having to know explicitly what files form part of the database. This option does not set the flags in the original database to indicate that it has been backed up.

−NODELETE

(For use with −SETSESSN) Rename the existing transaction log to a file of the same name with a .LBK extension

−NOVERIFY

Disables verification of backup, or when -COPY is in use, running of DBCHECK

−QUIET

Suppress messages, including the instructions to change a disk. (Backs up to one disk only)

−SERVER n

Server from which to back up (for multiple-resilience configurations using AUXDISTR)

−SETSESSN

Marks a database as backed up (without performing actual backup)

−SPACE amount

Set the amount of space (in Kilobytes) to leave on the backup disks

−VERIFY

Attempts to veridy backup is written correctly.