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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.