NAME¶

storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl - copy last storeBackup meta data of a series to eg. a stick

DESCRIPTION¶

copies the meta data of a backup to another filesystem (eg. a memory stick); optinoally generates a customised version of the storeBackup configuration file This can be used to generate incremental backup eg. during travel. These can be integrated into the full backup via storeBackupMergeIsolatedBackup.pl and storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl

SYNOPSIS¶

based on configuration file:

    storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl -f configFile -t targetDir
                                [-S series] [-g newConfigFile]
                                [-e explicitBackup] [-v] [-F]

no configuration file:

    storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl -b backupDir -t targetDir
                                [-S series] [-e explicitBackup] [-v] [-F]

OPTIONS¶

--configFile, -f

    (original, non-isolated mode) configuration file to copy for
    isolated mode also used to get value for backupDir and series.
    You can also use an already generated configuration file to
    repeat the set up with the same configuration as in the past.
    

--targetDir, -t

    directory where to write the new configuration file for
    isolated mode. Also, the series directory is created in
    targetDir and the meta data from the last backup in
    backupDir is copied to targetDir/series
    

--generate, -g

    (path and) file name of the configuration file to generate.
    Default is isolate-<name specified at --configFile> in
    the same directory as configFile
    

--backupDir, -b

    backup directory from which meta data have to be
    copied eg. on an usb stick.
    If more than one series exists in this backup,
    you have to specify option series also
    

--series, -S

    series of which meta data have to be copied to targetDir.
    Has to be specified if more than one series exist
    in backupDir
    

--explicitBackup, -e

    explicit Backup which has to be copied
    default is the last backup of the specified series
    

--verbose, -v

    generate verbose messages
    

--force, -F

    force usage of last backup (with lateLinks), even it if has
    not been completed with storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl
    

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (c) 2012-2022 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README). Published under the GNU General Public License v3 or any later version