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Meta data file accompanying a backup (incremental/master)

Full Backup Control File

[Archive]
date: 2006-10-23
time: 00:26:47
UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737
extension: .dar
description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop
type: master
volumes: 3
backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests
backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0
backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0
userid: sivan
includes-media: yes
home-folder-backup: no  # if this is a home folder backup, hubackp should
                        # attempt to gracefully handle a userid change which results in home folder name
                        # change, so a backup-root string needs to be updated to the new folder.

Incremental Backup Control File

[Archive]
date: 2006-10-25
time: 00:12:47
type: diff
volumes: 1
backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests
backup-target-devnode: /dev/sdb
backup-target-mp: /media/usbdisk
userid: sivan
includes-media: no


[MyMaster]
date: 2006-10-23
time: 00:26:47
UUID: 0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737
extension: .dar
description: Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop
type: master
volumes: 3
backup-root: /home/sivan/my-tests
backup-target-devnode: /dev/scd0
backup-target-mp: /media/cdrom0
userid: sivan
includes-media: yes
home-folder-backup: no

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.