FLEXBACKUP(1)FLEXBACKUP(1)NAMEflexbackup - a flexible backup/archiving tool
SYNOPSISflexbackup [OPTION]
DESCRIPTION
Flexbackup is a perl script front-end to various low-level archiving
utilities such as tar, dump/restore, cpio, and others.
BACKUP OPTIONSflexbackup-dir <dir>
Backup a directory tree starting from path "path" using level 0
(full).
flexbackup-set all
Backup all sets defined in flexbackup.conf(5) using level 0
(full).
flexbackup-set <tag>
Backup a set named "tag" using level 0 (full). The set name is
defined in flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -level <0-9 | full | differential | incremental>
Change backup level to a number "0-9", or one of the symbolic
names: "full" (level 0); "differential" (level 1); "incremental"
(previous backup level + 1).
flexbackup [...] -pkgdelta <rpm | freebsd>
prune backup to files not part of a package or changed from dis‐
tributed version.
flexbackup [...] -wday <0-7>
Prune backup to files not part of a package or changed from dis‐
tributed version. backup only if the week day matches the input
number. Sunday is 0 or 7.
flexbackup [...] -pipe
Write backup data to stdout rather than file/device.
flexbackup [...] -ignore-errors
Continue backups even if commands return error status
RESTORE OPTIONSflexbackup-list
List files in archive.
flexbackup-extract
Extract (restore) all files from archive into your current work‐
ing directory.
flexbackup-extract -flist <filelist>
Extract (restore) the files listed in text file "filelist" into
your current working directory.
flexbackup-extract -onefile <filename>
Extract (restore) the single file named "filename" into your
current working directory.
flexbackup-compare
Compare the archive with the files in your current working
directory.
flexbackup-restore
Interactive restore (dump type only for now).
flexbackup [...] -num <n>
Read file number "n" from tape. If not given uses current tape
position.
flexbackup [...] <archive>
If archiving to files rather than a device, use file named "ar‐
chive" for the list/extract/compare/restore operations.
flexbackup [...] -pipe
Read backup data from stdin rather than file/device.
INDEXING OPTIONSflexbackup-toc
List current device's table of contents.
flexbackup-toc all
List all known table of contents.
flexbackup-toc <key>
List table of contents for specific database index key named
"key".
flexbackup-rmindex all
Force delete all database index info.
flexbackup-toc <key>
Force delete specified database tape/dir index key named "key".
flexbackup-toc <key:file>
Force delete specified database tape/dir index key named "key",
file number "file".
MISCELLENEOUS OPTIONSflexbackup-newtape
Erase and create new index key (but don't do any backups).
flexbackup-rmfile all
If archiving to files rather than device, remove all files and
index information.
flexbackup-rmfile <file>
If archiving to files rather than device, remove the file named
"file" and its index information.
flexbackup [...] -c <file.conf>
Use file named "file.conf" for configuration information instead
of /etc/flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -type <type>
Override $type setting from config file with "type".
flexbackup [...] -compress <type>
Override $compress setting from config file with "type".
flexbackup [...] -device <device>
Override $device setting from config file with "device".
flexbackup [...] -d <'setting=value'>
Override $setting setting from config file with "value".
flexbackup-dir <dir> -erase
Force a rewind/erase before backup of directory named "dir".
flexbackup-dir <dir> -norewind
Do not rewind tape after a single backup of directory named
"dir".
flexbackup-set <tag> -noreten
Do not retension tape for level 0 (full) backups of set named
"tag".
flexbackup-set <tag> -noerase
Do not rewind/erase tape for level 0 (full) backups of set named
"tag".
flexbackup [...] -reten
Force a retension of tape before reading.
flexbackup [...] -defaults
Do not use any default values for config variables.
flexbackup-version
Display version and exit.
TESTING/DEBUGGING OPTIONS
flexbackup-test-tape-drive
Tries writing/reading files to make sure you have tape driver
and parameters set up correctly in flexbackup.conf(5).
flexbackup [...] -n
Don't run actual dump or mt commands, just print the steps that
would be taken (dry run).
flexbackup [...] -type filelist
Run a special backup type that just saves a list of files that
would have been archived.
FILES
/etc/flexbackup.conf - configuration settings
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to (flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net)
AUTHOR
Written by Edwin Huffstutler (edwinh@computer.org)
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