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[Creation Time] date="2006-10-23" time="00:26:47" |
[TimeStamp] date: 2006-10-23 time: 00:26:47 |
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[Archive Information] description="Backup of my home folder in my new desktop" # verbose description of what the backup holds type="master" # or 'diff' for a changes archive. volumes=3 # umber of archive volumes this backup spans root="/home/sivan" |
[Archive] UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737 extension: .dar description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop type: master # or 'diff' for a changes archive. volumes: 3# umber of archive volumes this backup spans backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0 backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0 userid: sivan includes-media: yes }}} |
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}}} | === Search Order for Backup Archive File === * Search in cwd. * Attempt to find file in orig-backup-mp. * Attempt mount(orig-backup-target-devnode) and try to find archive in the returned mount point. === Error Checking === * Check that first slice file is there. * Alert if orig-backup-root no longer exists and offer to use alternative location. |
Meta data file accompanying a backup (incremental/master)
[TimeStamp] date: 2006-10-23 time: 00:26:47 [Archive] UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737 extension: .dar description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop type: master # or 'diff' for a changes archive. volumes: 3# umber of archive volumes this backup spans backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0 backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0 userid: sivan includes-media: yes
Search Order for Backup Archive File
- Search in cwd.
- Attempt to find file in orig-backup-mp.
- Attempt mount(orig-backup-target-devnode) and try to find archive in the returned mount point.
Error Checking
- Check that first slice file is there.
- Alert if orig-backup-root no longer exists and offer to use alternative location.
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