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dobackup.pl

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NAME

dobackup.pl - performs incremental backups  

SYNTAX

dobackup.pl [option(s)]

Supported options are:


  -h, --help
  -d [INT], --debug [INT]
  -V, --version
  --test
  --config STRING
  --timestamp LONG
  --host STRING
  --rotate  

DESCRIPTION

A flexible Perl script to handle unattended incremental backups of multiple servers. Handles multiple media sets with automatic media preparation and rotation, configurable 'what-to-backup', global exclusion patterns, user settable 'don't-backup-this-directory' metafiles. Design goal: zero-maintenance, nothing to do except change the media when told.  

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Output help information and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
-d <integer>, --debug <integer>
Set debugging level to <integer>, or to 1 if <integer> is omitted.
--test
Tests to see if all backup requirements have been satisfied, individually, for each configured host. Running in --test mode does not perform a backup.
--config <filename>
Use <filename> as the config file. Default is /etc/dobackup.conf.
--timestamp <long>
Override the timestamp of the last backup, and use the supplied timestamp which should be the number of seconds since 1970/01/01 00:00:00. Only files that have been modified since this time are backed up.
--fullbackup
This is a shorcut form of --timestamp 0, forcing a complete non-incremental backup.
--host <hostname>
Only backup the specified defined host instead of all hosts.
--rotate
For Mediasets with multiple Mediaunits, eject the current mediaunit and prepare for receiving the next mediaunit after this backup has completed. NOTE: When used in conjunction with the --test option, this will rotate the mediaunits immediately without performing a backup.
 

FILES

/etc/dobackup.conf
the default config file for dobackup.
/var/log/backup/*
the default location for log files produced by dobackup.
dobackup.conf.sample
included in the distribution, contains well-commented examples of all available config file directives.
 

EXAMPLES

To run this program the standard way type:

dobackup.pl

To perform a full backup, say at the start of the month:

dobackup.pl --fullbackup

To eject the media after this backup:

dobackup.pl --rotate

 

AUTHORS

Ian E. Morgan <imorgan at webcon dot net>
Robert Hardy <rhardy at webcon dot net>

Miscellaneous suggestions and bug reports by a number of active users. They know who they are.  

SEE ALSO

afio(1), mt(1)

 

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NAME
SYNTAX
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
FILES
EXAMPLES
AUTHORS
SEE ALSO
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