Re: [Duplicity-talk] Automatic backups

[Fabiano Bonin]

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?

Regards,

Fabiano.