storeBackupDel (1)

        storeBackupDel.pl [-f configFile] [--print]
        [-b backupDirectory] [-S series] [--doNotDelete]
        [--deleteNotFinishedDirs] [-L lockFile]
        [--keepAll timePeriod] [--keepWeekday entry] [--keepFirstOfYear]
        [--keepLastOfYear] [--keepFirstOfMonth] [--keepLastOfMonth]
        [--keepFirstOfWeek] [--keepLastOfWeek]
        [--keepDuplicate] [--keepMinNumber] [--keepMaxNumber]
        [-l logFile
         [--plusLogStdout] [--suppressTime] [-m maxFilelen]
         [[-n noOfOldFiles] | [--saveLogs]
         [--compressWith compressprog]]

!!! USAGE IN PARALLEL WITH storeBackup.pl CAN DESTROY YOUR BACKUPS !!!

--file, -f

configuration file (instead of parameters)

--print

print configuration read from configuration file and stop

--backupDir, -b

top level directory of all backups (must exist)

--series, -S

directory of backup series same parameter as in storeBackup / relative path from backupDir, default is 'default'

--lockFile, -L

lock file, if exists, new instances will finish if an old is already running, default is $lockFile

--doNotDelete

test only, do not delete any backup

--deleteNotFinishedDirs

delete old backups which where not finished this will not happen if doNotDelete is set

--keepAll

keep backups which are not older than the specified amount of time. This is like a default value for all days in --keepWeekday. Begins deleting at the end of the script the time range has to be specified in format 'dhms', e.g. 10d4h means 10 days and 4 hours default = $keepAll;

--keepWeekday

keep backups for the specified days for the specified amount of time. Overwrites the default values chosen in --keepAll. 'Mon,Wed:40d Sat:60d10m' means: keep backups of Mon and Wed 40days + 5mins keep backups of Sat 60days + 10mins keep backups of the rest of the days like spcified in --keepAll (default $keepAll) if you also use the 'archive flag' it means to not delete the affected directories via --keepMaxNumber: a10d4h means 10 days and 4 hours and 'archive flag' e.g. 'Mon,Wed:a40d Sat:60d10m' means: keep backups of Mon and Wed 40days + 5mins + 'archive' keep backups of Sat 60days + 10mins keep backups of the rest of the days like specified in --keepAll (default $keepAll)

--keepFirstOfYear

do not delete the first backup of a year format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--keepLastOfYear

do not delete the last backup of a year format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--keepFirstOfMonth

do not delete the first backup of a month format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--keepLastOfMonth

do not delete the last backup of a month format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--firstDayOfWeek

default: 'Sun'. This value is used for calculating --keepFirstOfWeek and --keepLastOfWeek

--keepFirstOfWeek

do not delete the first backup of a week format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--keepLastOfWeek

do not delete the last backup of a week format is timePeriod with possible 'archive flag'

--keepDuplicate

keep multiple backups of one day up to timePeriod format is timePeriod, 'archive flag' is not possible default = $keepDuplicate;

--keepMinNumber

Keep that miminum of backups. Multiple backups of one day are counted as one backup. Default is 10.

--keepMaxNumber

Try to keep only that maximum of backups. If you have more backups, the following sequence of deleting will happen: - delete all duplicates of a day, beginning with the old once, except the oldest of every day - if this is not enough, delete the rest of the backups beginning with the oldest, but *never* a backup with the 'archive flag' or the last backup

--keepRelative, -R

Alternative deletion scheme. If you use this option, all other keep options are ignored. Preserves backups depending on their *relative* age. Example: -R '1d 7d 2m 3m' will (try to) ensure that there is always - One backup between 1 day and 7 days old - One backup between 5 days and 2 months old - One backup between 2 months and 3 months old If there is no backup for a specified timespan (e.g. because the last backup was done more than 2 weeks ago) the next older backup will be used for this timespan.

--logFile, -l

log file (default is STDOUT)

--plusLogStdout

if you specify a log file with --logFile you can additionally print the output to STDOUT with this flag

--suppressTime

suppress output of time in logfile

--maxFilelen, -m

maximal length of file, default = 1e6

--noOfOldFiles, -n

number of old log files, default = 5

--saveLogs

save log files with date and time instead of deleting the old (with [-noOldFiles])

--compressWith

compress saved log files (e.g. with 'gzip -9') default is 'bzip2'

Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see \s-1README\s0). Published under the \s-1GNU\s0 General Public License v3 or any later version