---
name: "storeBackupUpdateBackup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "storebackup"
version: "3.2.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/storeBackupUpdateBackup"
---

# storeBackupUpdateBackup(1)

updates / finalizes backups created by storeBackup.pl with option --lateLink, --lateCompress

## NAME

storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl - updates / finalizes backups created by storeBackup.pl with option --lateLink, --lateCompress

## SYNOPSIS

```
        storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl -b backupDirectory [--autorepair]
              [--print] [--verbose] [--debug] [--lockFile] [--noCompress]
              [--progressReport number] [--checkOnly]
              [--logFile
               [--suppressTime] [-m maxFilelen]
               [[-n noOfOldFiles] | [--saveLogs]]
               [--compressWith compressprog]]
        storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl --interactive --backupDir topLevlDir
              [--autorepair] [--print]
```

## WARNING

```
  !!! USAGE IN PARALLEL WITH storeBackup.pl CAN DESTROY YOUR BACKUPS !!!
```

## OPTIONS

- **--interactive**, **-i**

  ```
      interactive mode for reparing / deleting currupted
      backups created with option '--lateLinks'
  ```

- **--backupDir**, **-b**

  ```
      top level directory of all backups (must exist)
  ```

- **--autorepair**, **-a**

  ```
      repair simple inconsistencies automatically without
      requesting the action
  ```

- **--print**

  ```
      print configuration read from configuration file and stop
  ```

- **--verbose**, **-v**

  ```
      verbose messages
  ```

- **--debug**, **-d**

  ```
      generate detailed information about the files
      with the linking information in it
  ```

- **--lockFile**, **-L**

  ```
      lock file, if exist, new instances will finish if
      an old is already running
      If set to the same file as in storeBackup it will
      prevent $prog from running in parallel
      to storeBackup, default is $lockFile
  ```

- **--noCompress**

  ```
      maximal number of parallel compress operations,
      default = chosen automatically
  ```

- **--checkOnly** **-c**

  ```
      do not perform any action, only check consistency
  ```

- **--progressReport**

  ```
      print progress report:
  ```

  - after each 'number' files when compressing

    - after each 'number \* 1000' files when linking

    - after each 'number \* 10000' files when performing chmod

    - **--logFile**, **-l**

  ```
      logFile, Default: stdout
  ```

- **--suppressTime**

  ```
      suppress output of time in logfile
  ```

- **--maxFilelen**, **-m**

  ```
      maximal length of log file, default = 1e6
  ```

- **--noOfOldFiles**, **-n**

  ```
      number of old log files, default = 5
  ```

- **--saveLogs**

  ```
      save log files with date and time instead of deleting the
      old (with [-noOldFiles])
  ```

- **--compressWith**

  ```
      compress saved log files (e.g. with 'gzip -9').
      default is 'bzip2'
  ```

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2008,2012 by Heinz-Josef Claes. Published under the GNU General Public License v3 or any later version