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storeBackupSearch(1)

storeBackupSearch1

Locates different versions of a file saved with storebackup.pl.

Usage

storeBackupSearch.pl -g configFile

storeBackupSearch.pl -b backupDirDir [-f configFile] [-s rule] [--absPath] [-w file] [--parJobs number] [-d level] [--once] [--print] [backupRoot . . .]

Overview

You need some basic understanding of linux and perl to use it.

Options

--generate, -g
    generate a config file
--print
    print configuration read from configuration file and stop
--configFile, -f
    configuration file (instead of or
    additionally to parameters)
--backupDir backupDirDir, -b backupDirDir
                    top level directory of all backups
--searchRule, -s
                    rule for searching
                    see README: 'including / excluding files and directories'
--absPath, -a
    write result with absolute path names
--writeToFile, -w
    write search result also to file
--parJobs, -p
    number of parallel jobs, default = chosen automatically
--debug, -d
    debug level, possible values are 0, 1, 2, default = 0
--once, -o
    show every file found only once (depending on md5 sum)
backupRoot
    Root directories of backups where to search relative
    to backupDir. If no directories are specified, all
    backups below backupDir are chosen.

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 11 (Bullseye): the text shown here
  • Debian 10 (Buster)
  • Debian 9 (Stretch)
  • Debian 8 (Jessie) to Debian 7 (Wheezy)
  • Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)

From storebackup 3.2.1-2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.