Re: [rdiff-backup-users] How do I setup the backup?

[Douglas Bollinger]

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:50:19 -0500
"J. Norment" <address@hidden> wrote:

> I've tried to understand the backup exclude mechanism, but, apparently, 
> have failed dismally.
> 
> -- so I'm just going to ask (I have been trying on -and off for about a
> month now, and really need to get this online.)

I'm not sure if this will help you or not, but here's the exact command I use
to perform a system backup to a remote computer:

rdiff-backup --ssh-no-compression --exclude /proc --exclude /sys --exclude 
/usr/tmp --exclude /tmp --exclude /usr/local/tmp --exclude /var/tmp --exclude 
/media --exclude /mnt --exclude /home/doug/dvdrip --exclude /home/doug/cdburn 
--exclude /usr/share/games/xplane / 
mothra_backup::/home/backup/backup_sets/ghidorah

That's all one line.

> -- Also -- now that rdiff backup has incorrectly backed up a path that I
> don't want backed up, how do I reset it to a state where it thinks it is the
> first backup ever -- so that I can continue testing with a clean set?

You can delete the rdiff-backup-data folder and then use --force option during
the next backup.

-- 
Where will it all end?  Probably somewhere near where it all began.