Let rsync do the hard linking

[software/bacap.git] / README

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@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ configuration file)::
 
        mkdir -p $CONFIG_PATH
 
 
        mkdir -p $CONFIG_PATH
 

-The create a directory for each host you want to backup there, the directory
+Then create a directory for each host you want to backup there, the directory

 name should be the name of the host (as you would use to connect to it using
 ssh_). For now let's say we will only backup ``localhost``::
 
 name should be the name of the host (as you would use to connect to it using
 ssh_). For now let's say we will only backup ``localhost``::
 


@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ line for each path to backup in that host. Let's say we want to backup only
 ``/etc`` and ``/home``::
 
        echo /etc > $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/paths
 ``/etc`` and ``/home``::
 
        echo /etc > $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/paths

-       echo /home > $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/paths
+       echo /home >> $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/paths

 
 But sometimes there are things there that you don't want to backup, in that
 case you can create a file named ``excludes`` too, and write which paths you
 
 But sometimes there are things there that you don't want to backup, in that
 case you can create a file named ``excludes`` too, and write which paths you


@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ backup rata's home::
 
        echo /home/rata/ > $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/excludes
 
 
        echo /home/rata/ > $CONFIG_PATH/$LOCALHOST/excludes
 

+Also, if you don't want to exclude files matching some pattern, you can create
+a file named ``includes`` with the patterns you want to include (you can use
+anything supported by the ``--include-from`` rsync_ option)
+

 That's pretty much it. If you want to add other hosts, just create the host
 directory and the needed host configuration files.
 
 That's pretty much it. If you want to add other hosts, just create the host
 directory and the needed host configuration files.
 


@@ -127,7 +131,7 @@ You may want to automate it using *cron*. I will not include a *cron* tutorial
 here, but if you are completely lost, you can add this line to ``/etc/crontab``
 to make a daily backup at 6:30::
 
 here, but if you are completely lost, you can add this line to ``/etc/crontab``
 to make a daily backup at 6:30::
 

-       25 6 * * * root /path/to/bacap
+       30 6 * * * root /path/to/bacap

 
 If you are a Debian_ user, you can also simply install the script in
 ``/etc/cron.daily`` (or make a symlink or something similar) and you are set.
 
 If you are a Debian_ user, you can also simply install the script in
 ``/etc/cron.daily`` (or make a symlink or something similar) and you are set.


@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ for any host, it skips that host.
 A symbolic link is created at the end of the backup, with the name
 ``$BACKUP_PATH/$host/current``, and pointing to the newly created directory.
 
 A symbolic link is created at the end of the backup, with the name
 ``$BACKUP_PATH/$host/current``, and pointing to the newly created directory.
 

+Also, to see what have actually changed between two backups you can run rsync
+with your usual flags plus "-nv --delete". For example if you just use "-a", to
+see the differences between lolaus/2010-07-11 and lolaus/2010-07-12 you can run::
+        rsync -nav --delete lolaus/2010-07-11/ lolaus/2010-07-12/

 
 
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