Re: [Duplicity-talk] Automatic backups

[Kenneth Loafman]

Fabiano Bonin wrote:
> Ok, i have just figured out that when i use command
> --remove-older-than <time>, if i want to keep just the last full
> backup and the next increments, i can use 'now' as <time>, because
> duplicity is smart and don't delete the last chain. So, the automatic
> backup procedure could be achieved this way:
> 
> duplicity --cleanup <destination>
> duplicity --full-if-older-than <time> <source> <destination>
> duplicity --remove-older-than now <destination>
> 
> On 10/8/07, Kenneth Loafman <address@hidden> wrote:
>> It actually takes 3 commands (--cleanup is a command).
>>
>> duplicity --cleanup ...
>> duplicity --remove-older-than ...
>> duplicity --full-if-older-than ...
> 
> Is there some reason for you to use 'remove-older-than' command before
> 'full-if-older-than'? It seems safer to guarantee a full backup and
> then to remove anything. Maybe you are trying to save the total space
> needed for the process?

You got it.  I keep 4 weeks of backup (weekly full and daily inc) and 5
monthly fulls before that for a total of 6 months.  I usually cleanup
and remove older so there is plenty of room.

...Ken

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