diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 66a595de84..1dbc61d129 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Fix\sa\stest\scase\sthat\swas\sstill\susing\sthe\sold\spending_byte\smechanism.\s(CVS\s6265)
-D 2009-02-05T17:00:54
+C Changes\sto\sthe\sbackup\sAPI:\s(1)\sif\sa\snegative\snumber\sis\spassed\sas\sthe\ssecond\sargument\sto\sbackup_step(),\sthis\sis\sinterpreted\sas\s"copy\sall\sremaining\spages"\sand\s(2)\sif\sbackup_finish()\sis\scalled\safter\sbackup_step()\sfails\swith\sa\sBUSY\sor\sLOCKED\serror,\sthen\sthis\serror\sis\salso\sreturned\sby\sbackup_finish()\s(same\shandling\sas\sfor\sother\serrors\sencountered\sby\sbackup_step()).\s(CVS\s6266)
+D 2009-02-06T05:59:44
 F Makefile.arm-wince-mingw32ce-gcc fcd5e9cd67fe88836360bb4f9ef4cb7f8e2fb5a0
 F Makefile.in c7a5a30fb6852bd7839b1024e1661da8549878ee
 F Makefile.linux-gcc d53183f4aa6a9192d249731c90dbdffbd2c68654
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ F src/alter.c 0ec29744c36c6e976596ce38c16289ebc5dc94db
 F src/analyze.c c86fd6a1425b22b3a46ce72ad403e4280026364f
 F src/attach.c 81d37d1948f409146a7b22b96998fd90649d1fd3
 F src/auth.c c8b2ab5c8bad4bd90ed7c294694f48269162c627
-F src/backup.c 12cd9a55b9188c21ae2dd466436e1f2b78b71fa2
+F src/backup.c 9563f47385f491579135fd7924d70c76c2eba740
 F src/bitvec.c 44f7059ac1f874d364b34af31b9617e52223ba75
 F src/btmutex.c 63c5cc4ad5715690767ffcb741e185d7bc35ec1a
 F src/btree.c 71f30e74389aa7ae51421592dfaf69511152677c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ F src/resolve.c 18dc9f0df1d60048e012ce6632251063e0dd356a
 F src/rowset.c ba9375f37053d422dd76965a9c370a13b6e1aac4
 F src/select.c ae72b604e47092521c4d9ae54e1b1cbeb872a747
 F src/shell.c f109ebbb50132926ebbc173a6c2d8838d5d78527
-F src/sqlite.h.in bc6654bb2c8e07281c66e860a018b1f4cb6e5dfa
+F src/sqlite.h.in f44c38b1e16d60de73ad3f49bffab05c00e8370c
 F src/sqlite3ext.h 1db7d63ab5de4b3e6b83dd03d1a4e64fef6d2a17
 F src/sqliteInt.h 55cc7e45a7fcc166be62b984168dd69159d877eb
 F src/sqliteLimit.h ffe93f5a0c4e7bd13e70cd7bf84cfb5c3465f45d
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ F test/autoinc.test ab549b48b389cabd92967b86c379ec8b31fa6c16
 F test/autovacuum.test 61260e25744189ff766f61ca3df23c1eeec0060e
 F test/autovacuum_ioerr2.test 598b0663074d3673a9c1bc9a16e80971313bafe6
 F test/avtrans.test 1e901d8102706b63534dbd2bdd4d8f16c4082650
-F test/backup.test f3592c6759de90fa7a7dcd4bce380aed97115c88
+F test/backup.test 12d7ad0545f47175e27445267d0810a277679ef2
 F test/backup2.test 392318e059b83e87e5e4175f08be181a6ddce468
 F test/backup_ioerr.test a9b8084e488154341719833783ac9db321e14284
 F test/backup_malloc.test 1e063c6d75143d0d6e0ae77971dd690070369387
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ F tool/speedtest16.c c8a9c793df96db7e4933f0852abb7a03d48f2e81
 F tool/speedtest2.tcl ee2149167303ba8e95af97873c575c3e0fab58ff
 F tool/speedtest8.c 2902c46588c40b55661e471d7a86e4dd71a18224
 F tool/speedtest8inst1.c 293327bc76823f473684d589a8160bde1f52c14e
-P 193c871f3d16ce982040334c543610d330117bd5
-R d5652a2a1df1206bcb9247c6e46b26d9
-U drh
-Z 566a5233b34049b2c94643d8e525a629
+P 08ec4f2c394ec834c20bfce0d98bbe6b4ce2be65
+R d04d3b804c3f1e9769c67b029dd2532c
+U danielk1977
+Z 0d132187e7d66d9f6523f0e0833bc7a9
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index eecc92424f..08c80756fe 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-08ec4f2c394ec834c20bfce0d98bbe6b4ce2be65
\ No newline at end of file
+9b8c8b18cf6b7d44d5fd64760537bc030097756b
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backup.c b/src/backup.c
index 26299b9e0d..31d14a0aec 100644
--- a/src/backup.c
+++ b/src/backup.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ** This file contains the implementation of the sqlite3_backup_XXX() 
 ** API functions and the related features.
 **
-** $Id: backup.c,v 1.7 2009/02/04 17:40:58 drh Exp $
+** $Id: backup.c,v 1.8 2009/02/06 05:59:44 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "btreeInt.h"
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ sqlite3_backup *sqlite3_backup_init(
   return p;
 }
 
+/*
+** Argument rc is an SQLite error code. Return true if this error is 
+** considered fatal if encountered during a backup operation. All errors
+** are considered fatal except for SQLITE_BUSY and SQLITE_LOCKED.
+*/
+static int isFatalError(int rc){
+  return (rc!=SQLITE_OK && rc!=SQLITE_BUSY && rc!=SQLITE_LOCKED);
+}
+
 /*
 ** Parameter zSrcData points to a buffer containing the data for 
 ** page iSrcPg from the source database. Copy this data into the 
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ static int backupOnePage(sqlite3_backup *p, Pgno iSrcPg, const u8 *zSrcData){
   i64 iOff;
 
   assert( p->bDestLocked );
-  assert( p->rc==SQLITE_OK );
+  assert( !isFatalError(p->rc) );
   assert( iSrcPg!=PENDING_BYTE_PAGE(p->pSrc->pBt) );
   assert( zSrcData );
 
@@ -258,7 +267,7 @@ int sqlite3_backup_step(sqlite3_backup *p, int nPage){
   }
 
   rc = p->rc;
-  if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
+  if( !isFatalError(rc) ){
     Pager * const pSrcPager = sqlite3BtreePager(p->pSrc);     /* Source pager */
     Pager * const pDestPager = sqlite3BtreePager(p->pDest);   /* Dest pager */
     int ii;                            /* Iterator variable */
@@ -270,6 +279,8 @@ int sqlite3_backup_step(sqlite3_backup *p, int nPage){
     */
     if( p->pDestDb && p->pSrc->pBt->inTransaction==TRANS_WRITE ){
       rc = SQLITE_LOCKED;
+    }else{
+      rc = SQLITE_OK;
     }
 
     /* Lock the destination database, if it is not locked already. */
@@ -295,7 +306,7 @@ int sqlite3_backup_step(sqlite3_backup *p, int nPage){
     if( rc==SQLITE_OK ){
       rc = sqlite3PagerPagecount(pSrcPager, &nSrcPage);
     }
-    for(ii=0; ii<nPage && p->iNext<=(Pgno)nSrcPage && rc==SQLITE_OK; ii++){
+    for(ii=0; (nPage<0 || ii<nPage) && p->iNext<=(Pgno)nSrcPage && !rc; ii++){
       const Pgno iSrcPg = p->iNext;                 /* Source page number */
       if( iSrcPg!=PENDING_BYTE_PAGE(p->pSrc->pBt) ){
         DbPage *pSrcPg;                             /* Source page object */
@@ -410,9 +421,7 @@ int sqlite3_backup_step(sqlite3_backup *p, int nPage){
       assert( rc2==SQLITE_OK );
     }
   
-    if( rc!=SQLITE_LOCKED && rc!=SQLITE_BUSY ){
-      p->rc = rc;
-    }
+    p->rc = rc;
   }
   if( p->pDestDb ){
     sqlite3_mutex_leave(p->pDestDb->mutex);
@@ -499,12 +508,13 @@ void sqlite3BackupUpdate(sqlite3_backup *pBackup, Pgno iPage, const u8 *aData){
   sqlite3_backup *p;                   /* Iterator variable */
   for(p=pBackup; p; p=p->pNext){
     assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(p->pSrc->pBt->mutex) );
-    if( p->rc==SQLITE_OK && iPage<p->iNext ){
+    if( !isFatalError(p->rc) && iPage<p->iNext ){
       /* The backup process p has already copied page iPage. But now it
       ** has been modified by a transaction on the source pager. Copy
       ** the new data into the backup.
       */
       int rc = backupOnePage(p, iPage, aData);
+      assert( rc!=SQLITE_BUSY && rc!=SQLITE_LOCKED );
       if( rc!=SQLITE_OK ){
         p->rc = rc;
       }
diff --git a/src/sqlite.h.in b/src/sqlite.h.in
index 69b4c037f6..e7fdfe3f69 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.h.in
+++ b/src/sqlite.h.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 ** the version number) and changes its name to "sqlite3.h" as
 ** part of the build process.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.427 2009/02/05 16:31:46 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.428 2009/02/06 05:59:44 danielk1977 Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _SQLITE3_H_
 #define _SQLITE3_H_
@@ -6787,7 +6787,8 @@ typedef struct sqlite3_backup sqlite3_backup;
 **
 ** Function [sqlite3_backup_step()] is used to copy up to nPage pages between 
 ** the source and destination databases, where nPage is the value of the 
-** second parameter passed to sqlite3_backup_step(). If nPage pages are 
+** second parameter passed to sqlite3_backup_step(). If nPage is a negative
+** value, all remaining source pages are copied. If the required pages are 
 ** succesfully copied, but there are still more pages to copy before the 
 ** backup is complete, it returns [SQLITE_OK]. If no error occured and there 
 ** are no more pages to copy, then [SQLITE_DONE] is returned. If an error 
diff --git a/test/backup.test b/test/backup.test
index f6e1d5c25b..3db2a499d5 100644
--- a/test/backup.test
+++ b/test/backup.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # This file implements regression tests for SQLite library.  The
 # focus of this file is testing the sqlite3_backup_XXX API.
 #
-# $Id: backup.test,v 1.3 2009/02/04 22:46:47 drh Exp $
+# $Id: backup.test,v 1.4 2009/02/06 05:59:45 danielk1977 Exp $
 
 set testdir [file dirname $argv0]
 source $testdir/tester.tcl
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ source $testdir/tester.tcl
 #
 # backup-8.*: Test multiple simultaneous backup operations.
 #
+# backup-9.*: Test that passing a negative argument to backup_step() is
+#             interpreted as "copy the whole file".
+#
 
 proc data_checksum {db file} { $db one "SELECT md5sum(a, b) FROM ${file}.t1" }
 proc test_contents {name db1 file1 db2 file2} {
@@ -763,5 +766,42 @@ do_test backup-8.10 {
 catch { db2 close }
 catch { db3 close }
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# The following tests, backup-9.*, test that:
+# 
+#   * Passing 0 as an argument to sqlite3_backup_step() means no pages
+#     are backed up (backup-9.1.*), and 
+#   * Passing a negative value as an argument to sqlite3_backup_step() means 
+#     all pages are backed up (backup-9.2.*).
+#
+# These tests reuse the database "test.db" left over from backup-7.*.
+# 
+do_test backup-9.1.1 {
+  sqlite3 db2 test2.db
+  sqlite3_backup B db2 main db main
+  B step 1
+} {SQLITE_OK}
+do_test backup-9.1.2 {
+  set nRemaining [B remaining]
+  expr {$nRemaining>100}
+} {1}
+do_test backup-9.1.3 {
+  B step 0
+} {SQLITE_OK}
+do_test backup-9.1.4 {
+  B remaining
+} $nRemaining
+
+do_test backup-9.2.1 {
+  B step -1
+} {SQLITE_DONE}
+do_test backup-9.2.2 {
+  B remaining
+} {0}
+do_test backup-9.2.3 {
+  B finish
+} {SQLITE_OK}
+catch {db2 close}
 
 finish_test
+