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+# backup.cif
+# 
+# Copyright (c) 2010 Accenture. All rights reserved.
+# This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+# under the terms of the "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+# at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+# 
+# Initial Contributors:
+# Accenture - Initial contribution
+#
+
+==name backup
+
+==short-description
+
+Put the handset into backup mode.
+
+==long-description
+
+A means of requesting backup aware modules to close their file handles. Note, this command does not actually B<perform> a backup, it merely prepares the system for one. It can be useful if you want to copy a file that is normally held open by a running process. Another strategy if this doesn't work (note, not everything is backup aware) is to do something like:
+
+  kill -m some-process && cp some-file .
+
+==see-also
+
+L<restore|restore>
+
+==argument enum operation
+
+The required operation to perform.
+
+==enum-value start
+
+Request that all backup aware modules release their file handles and prepare for a backup.
+
+==enum-value stop
+
+Request that all backup aware modules reclaim their file handles.
+
+==copyright
+
+Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Accenture. All rights reserved.
+