---
name: "print_errors"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "afbackup-client"
version: "3.1beta1-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/print_errors"
---

# print\_errors(8)

utility to extract error messages from afbackup

## NAME

print\_errors - utility to extract error messages from afbackup

## SYNOPSIS

**print\_errors** \[ -c \<configuration-file\> \] \[ -\<past-backup-no\> \] \[ -I \<indexfile-part\> \] \[ -V \<var-directory\> \] \[ -N \<num-indexes-to-store\> \] \[ -z \<compress-cmd\> \<uncompress-cmd\> \]

## DESCRIPTION

If no option of the type  *-\<past-backup-no\>* is supplied (e.g. -2 ), the most recently made backup is accessed. If an option like this is given, the backup system tries to extract the errors from the backup before ( -1 ) or even an earlier one. This requires, that enough file- and directory-name-logging is provided. This can be done with the client-side configuration parameter NumIndexesToStore.  A different configuration file can be supplied with the  **-c** option.

- **-c**

  Use the given file for configuration information

- **-I \<idx-prefix\>**

  The first part of the filename, the names of the stored files and directories can be found. The current total backup number is appended (that increments each start of a full backup). If these files undergo compression, .z is appended

- **-N \<num-idxes\>**

  The number of filename list files, that is stored over time. A new list is begun at each start of a full backup (except -a is supplied)

- **-V \<var-dir\>**

  The directory, where varying files are put

- **-z \<zipcmd\> \<unzipcmd\>**

  The commands to use for compress and uncompress. If a command comprises of several words, it must be put in quotes

## FILES

- /var/lib/afbackup/client.conf

  Client configuration file

- /var/log/afbackup

  The directory for logging the client backups

- /var/lib/afbackup

  Some internal state information of the client backups.

## SEE ALSO

[afclientconfig(8)](/afclientconfig/8.md), [xafclientconfig(8)](/xafclientconfig/8.md), [full\_backup(8)](/full_backup/8.md), [incr\_backup(8)](/incr_backup/8.md), [afverify(8)](/afverify/8.md), [afrestore(8)](/afrestore/8.md), [print\_errors(8)](/print_errors/8.md),  [afclient.conf(8)](/afclient.conf/8.md), [afserver.conf(8)](/afserver.conf/8.md), [tar(1)](/tar/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**afbackup** was written by Albert Fluegel (af@muc.de). This manpage was extracted from the text docs by Christian Meder  (meder@isr.uni-stuttgart.de).