Re: [Duplicity-talk] [PATCH] Added command line options to use different prefixes for manifest/sig/archive files

[edgar . soldin]

perfect thx.. have a nice we.. ede

On 31.01.2014 13:11, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> I'll get them in today.  Just got busy.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:27 AM, <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> 
> wrote:
> 
>     Ken,
> 
>     can you deal with these patches or do you need a branch? ..ede
> 
> 
>     On 30.01.2014 20:47, Matthew Lai wrote:
>     > Ah I forgot about that. --file-prefix was also undocumented, that's why 
> it didn't come up in my search. I added a description for all 4 options.
>     >
>     > Also, it looks like --file-prefix is currently broken (prefix only 
> added to regex, not file name generation). I fixed it in the second patch, 
> and added unit tests to test that and also the new options.
>     >
>     > Thanks
>     > Matthew
>     >
>     > On 30/01/2014 8:56 AM, address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> wrote:
>     >> thanks!
>     >>
>     >> sorry to bother you again, but i just now realize that the 
> descriptions for the manpage are still missing! could you please add them 
> after --file-prefix in bin/duplicity.1 ? the syntax is quite obvious and can 
> be checked via 'man -l bin/duplicity.1' with gnu man.
>     >>
>     >> you could probably group the options together with one explanation 
> text as they essentially do the same just to different files.
>     >>
>     >> ..ede/duply.net <http://duply.net>
>     >>
>     >> On 30.01.2014 17:45, Matthew Lai wrote:
>     >>> Hi Edgar,
>     >>>
>     >>> I've made the changes. Attached is the updated patch.
>     >>>
>     >>> Thanks!
>     >>> Matthew
>     >>>
>     >>> On 1/30/2014 2:56 AM, address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> wrote:
>     >>>> just a cosmetic but nonetheless an improvement request. we have a 
> jungle of options already which grows kind of wildly .. the new options might 
> fit in more structured when named like
>     >>>>
>     >>>> --file-prefix-manifest
>     >>>> --file-prefix-...
>     >>>>
>     >>>> as manifest and archive are written out words you might consider 
> doing the same with signature.
>     >>>>
>     >>>> thanks ..ede/duply.net <http://duply.net>
>     >>>>
>     >>>>
>     >>>> On 30.01.2014 11:35, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
>     >>>>> This does look a lot safer.  Thanks!
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 3:49 AM, Matthew Lai <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden> <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>> 
> wrote:
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       Hello!
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       Please see attached for a patch that adds command line 
> options to use different prefixes for manifest/sig/archive files.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       --manifest-file-prefix
>     >>>>>       --sig-file-prefix
>     >>>>>       --archive-file-prefix
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       This is useful, for example, when backing up to an Amazon S3 
> bucket with life cycle rules to move archives to Glacier.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       We can only move archives and not manifest files, because 
> Duplicity downloads manifest files on every incremental backup.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       Life cycle rules can only match prefixes, not suffixes, which 
> is a little stupid, but otherwise S3 + Glacier is a very attractive backup 
> destination.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       I do agree it makes more sense to fix it on the Amazon side 
> (making life cycle rules more flexible), but there's not much we can do about 
> that.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       PS. Someone has figured out an alternative workaround, but 
> it's not very safe: http://blog.epsilontik.de/?__page_id=68 
> <http://blog.epsilontik.de/?page_id=68>
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>       Thanks!
>     >>>>>       Matthew
>     >>>>>
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