Re: [Duplicity-talk] Automatic backups

[Fabiano Bonin]

I did "duplicity --cleanup --force --archive-dir
/share/duplicity.archive <dest>" and i had all signature files deleted
from <dest>. Is it expected? Should i use --archive-dir with --cleanup
command?

Regards,

Fabiano.

On 10/8/07, Fabiano Bonin <address@hidden> 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?
>
> Regards,
>
> Fabiano.
>