BackupArchiveMetadata
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description="Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop" # verbose description of what the backup holds | description="Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop" |
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orig-backup-root="/home/sivan/my-tests" # of what folder this backup was created from. orig-backup-target-devnode="/dev/scd0" # device where this backup has been originally stored to orig-backup-mp="/media/cdrom0" # the mount point corresponding to orig-backup-target-devnode orig-userid="sivan" # the user account that was used to create this backup |
backup-root="/home/sivan/my-tests" backup-target-devnode="/dev/scd0" backup-target-mp="/media/cdrom0" userid="sivan" |
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.
HomeUserBackup/BackupArchiveMetadata (last edited 2008-08-06 16:41:03 by localhost)