The filesonly option restricts backup, restore, retrieve, or query processing to files only.
You cannot restore or retrieve directories from the Tivoli® Storage Manager server when using the filesonly option with the restore or retrieve commands. However, directories with default attributes are created, if required, as placeholders for files that you restore or retrieve.
You can also use the filesonly option with the following commands:
This option is valid for all clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager client API does not support this option.
There are no parameters for this option.