BackupArchiveMetadata

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[Creation Time] [TimeStamp]
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[Archive Information]
description="Backup of my home folder in my new desktop" # verbose description of what the backup holds
[Archive]
UU
ID="0a3e7198-d7bc-4a5f-b66f-fb8acb926737"
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nsion=".dar"
description="Backup of my tests folder in my new desktop"
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root="/home/sivan" 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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