DESCRIPTION

This program copies trees to another location. Every file copied is potentially compressed (see --exceptSuffix). The backups after the first backup will compare the files with an md5 checksum with the last stored version. If they are equal, it will only make an hard link to it. It will also check mtime, ctime and size to recognize idential files in older backups very fast. It can also backup big image files fast and efficiently on a per block basis (data deduplication).

You can overwrite options in the configuration file on the command line.

SYNOPSIS

$prog --help
or
$prog -g configFile
or
$prog [-f configFile] [-s sourceDir]
[-b backupDirectory] [-S series] [--print]
[-T tmpdir] [-L lockFile] [--unlockBeforeDel]
[--exceptDirs dir1,dir2,dir3] [--contExceptDirsErr]
[--includeDirs dir1,dir2,dir3]
[--exceptRule rule] [--includeRule rule]
[--exceptTypes types] [--cpIsGnu] [--linkSymlinks]
[--precommand job] [--postcommand job]
[--followLinks depth] [--highLatency]
[--ignorePerms] [--lateLinks [--lateCompress]]
[--checkBlocksSuffix suffix] [--checkBlocksMinSize size]
[--checkBlocksBS]
[--checkBlocksRule0 rule [--checkBlocksBS0 size]
[--checkBlocksCompr0] [--checkBlocksRead0 filter]
[--checkBlocksParallel0]]
[--checkBlocksRule1 rule [--checkBlocksBS1 size]
[--checkBlocksCompr1] [--checkBlocksRead1 filter]
[--checkBlocksParallel1]]
[--checkBlocksRule2 rule [--checkBlocksBS2 size]
[--checkBlocksCompr2] [--checkBlocksRead2 filter]
[--checkBlocksParallel2]]
[--checkBlocksRule3 rule [--checkBlocksBS3 size]
[--checkBlocksCompr3] [--checkBlocksRead3 filter]
[--checkBlocksParallel3]]
[--checkBlocksRule4 rule [--checkBlocksBS4 size]
[--checkBlocksCompr4] [--checkBlocksRead4 filter]
[--checkBlocksParallel4]]
[--checkDevices0 list [--checkDevicesDir0]
[--checkDevicesBS0] [checkDevicesCompr0]
[--checkDevicesParallel0]]
[--checkDevices1 list [--checkDevicesDir1]
[--checkDevicesBS1] [checkDevicesCompr1]
[--checkDevicesParallel1]]
[--checkDevices2 list [--checkDevicesDir2]
[--checkDevicesBS2] [checkDevicesCompr2]
[--checkDevicesParallel2]]
[--checkDevices3 list [--checkDevicesDir3]
[--checkDevicesBS3] [checkDevicesCompr3]
[--checkDevicesParallel3]]
[--checkDevices4 list [--checkDevicesDir4]
[--checkDevicesBS4] [checkDevicesCompr4]
[--checkDevicesParallel1]]
[--saveRAM] [-c compress] [-u uncompress] [-p postfix]
[--noCompress number] [--queueCompress number]
[--noCopy number] [--queueCopy number]
[--withUserGroupStat] [--userGroupStatFile filename]
[--exceptSuffix suffixes] [--addExceptSuffix suffixes]
[--minCompressSize size] [--comprRule]
[--doNotCompressMD5File] [--chmodMD5File] [-v]
[-d level][--progressReport number] [--printDepth]
[--ignoreReadError]
[--suppressWarning key] [--linkToRecent name]
[--doNotDelete] [--deleteNotFinishedDirs]
[--resetAtime] [--keepAll timePeriod] [--keepWeekday entry]
[[--keepFirstOfYear] [--keepLastOfYear]
[--keepFirstOfMonth] [--keepLastOfMonth]
[--firstDayOfWeek day] [--keepFirstOfWeek]
[--keepLastOfWeek] [--keepDuplicate] [--keepMinNumber]
[--keepMaxNumber]
| [--keepRelative] ]
[-l logFile
[--plusLogStdout] [--suppressTime] [-m maxFilelen]
[[-n noOfOldFiles] | [--saveLogs]]
[--compressWith compressprog]]
[--logInBackupDir [--compressLogInBackupDir]
[--logInBackupDirFileName logFile]]
[otherBackupSeries ...]

OPTIONS

--help

    show this help

--generate, -g

    generate a template of the configuration file

--print

    print configuration read from configuration file
    or command line and stop

--file, -f

    configuration file (instead of or additionally to options
    on command line)

--sourceDir, -s

    source directory (must exist)

--backupDir, -b

    top level directory of all backups (must exist)

--series, -S

    series directory, default is 'default'
    relative path from backupDir

--tmpdir, -T

    directory for temporary files, default is </tmp>

--lockFile, -L

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

--unlockBeforeDel

    remove the lock file before deleting old backups
    default is to delete the lock file after removing old
    backups

--exceptDirs, -e

    directories to except from backing up (relative path),
    wildcards are possible and should be quoted to avoid
    replacements by the shell
    use this parameter multiple times for multiple
    directories

--contExceptDirsErr

    continue if one or more of the exceptional directories
    do not exist (default is to stop processing)

--includeDirs, -i

    directories to include in the backup (relative path),
    wildcards are possible and have to be quoted
    use this parameter multiple times for multiple directories

--exceptRule

    Files to exclude from backing up.
    see README: 'including / excluding files and directories'

--includeRule

    Files to include in the backug up - like exceptRule
    see README: 'including / excluding files and directories'

--writeExcludeLog

    write a file name .storeBackup.notSaved.bz2 with the names
    of all skipped files

--exceptTypes

    do not save the specified type of files, allowed: Sbcfpl
        S - file is a socket
        b - file is a block special file
        c - file is a character special file
        f - file is a plain file
        p - file is a named pipe
        l - file is a symbolic link
        Sbc can only be saved when using option [cpIsGnu]

--cpIsGnu

    Activate this option if your systems cp is a full-featured
    GNU version. In this case you will be able to also backup
    several special file types like sockets.

--linkSymlinks

    hard link identical symlinks

--precommand

    exec job before starting the backup, checks lockFile (-L)
    before starting (e.g. can be used for rsync)
    stops execution if job returns exit status != 0
    This parameter is parsed like a line in the configuration
    file and normally has to be quoted.

--postcommand

    exec job after finishing the backup, but before erasing of
    old backups  reports if job returns exit status != 0
    This parameter is parsed like a line in the configuration
    file and normally has to be quoted.

--followLinks

    follow symbolic links like directories up to depth
    default = 0 -> do not follow links

--highLatency

    use this for a very high latency line (eg. vpn over
    the internet) for better parallelization

--ignorePerms

    If this option chosen, files will not necessarily have
    the same permissions and owner as the originals. This
    speeds up backups on network drives a lot. Recovery with
    storeBackupRecover.pl will restore them correctly.

--lateLinks

    do *not* write hard links to existing files in the backup
    during the backup
    you have to call the program storeBackupWriteLateLink.pl
    later on your server if you set this flag to 'yes'
    you have to run storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl later - see
    description for that program

--lateCompress

    only in combination with --lateLinks
    compression from files >= minCompressSize will be done
    later, the file is (temporarily) copied into the backup

--checkBlocksSuffix

    Files with suffix for which storeBackup will make an md5
    check on blocks of that file. Executed after
    --checkBlocksRule(n)
    This option can be repeated multiple times

--checkBlocksMinSize

    Only check files specified in --checkBlocksSuffix if there
    file size is at least this value, default is 100M

--checkBlocksBS

    Block size for files specified with --checkBlocksSuffix
    Default is $checkBlocksBSdefault (1 megabyte)

--checkBlocksCompr

    if set, the blocks generated due to checkBlocksSuffix
    are compressed

--checkBlocksRule0

    Files for which storeBackup will make an md5 check
    depending on blocks of that file.

--checkBlocksBS0

    Block size for option checkBlocksRule
    Default is $checkBlocksBSdefault (1 megabyte)

--checkBlocksCompr0

    if set, the blocks generated due to this rule are
    compressed

--checkBlocksRead0

    Filter for reading the file to treat as a blocked file
    eg. 'gzip -d' if the file is compressed. Default is no
    read filter.
    This parameter is parsed like the line in the
    configuration file and normally has to be quoted,
    eg. 'gzip -9'

--checkBlocksParallel0

    Read files specified here in parallel to "normal" ones.
    This only makes sense if they are on a different disk.
    Default value is 'no'

--checkBlocksRule1

--checkBlocksBS1

--checkBlocksCompr1

--checkBlocksRead1

--checkBlocksParallel1

--checkBlocksRule2

--checkBlocksBS2

--checkBlocksCompr2

--checkBlocksRead2

--checkBlocksParallel2

--checkBlocksRule3

--checkBlocksBS3

--checkBlocksCompr3

--checkBlocksRead3

--checkBlocksParallel3

--checkBlocksRule4

--checkBlocksBS4

--checkBlocksCompr4

--checkBlocksRead4

--checkBlocksParallel4

--checkDevices0

    List of devices for md5 ckeck depending on blocks of these
    devices

--checkDevicesDir0

    Directory where to store the backup of the device

--checkDevicesBS0

    Block size of option checkDevices0,
    default is 1M (1 megabyte)

--checkDevicesCompr0

    Compress blocks resulting from option checkDevices0

--checkDevicesParallel0

    Read devices specified in parallel to the rest of the
    backup. This only makes sense if they are on a different
    disk. Default value is 'no'

--checkDevices1

--checkDevicesDir1

--checkDevicesBS1

--checkDevicesCompr1

--checkDevicesParallel1

--checkDevices2

--checkDevicesDir2

--checkDevicesBS2

--checkDevicesCompr2

--checkDevicesParallel2

--checkDevices3

--checkDevicesDir3

--checkDevicesBS3

--checkDevicesCompr3

--checkDevicesParallel3

--checkDevices4

--checkDevicesDir4

--checkDevicesBS4

--checkDevicesCompr4

--checkDevicesParallel4

--saveRAM

    write temporary dbm files in --tmpdir
    use this if you do not have enough RAM

--compress, -c

    compress command (with options), default is <bzip2>
    This parameter is parsed like the line in the
    configuration file and normally has to be quoted,
    eg. 'gzip -9'

--uncompress, -u

    uncompress command (with options), default is  <bzip2 -d>
    This parameter is parsed like the line in the
    configuration file and normally has to be quoted, eg.
    'gzip -d'

--postfix, -p

    postfix to add after compression, default is <.bz2>

--exceptSuffix

    do not compress files with the following
    suffix (uppercase included):
    ('\.zip', '\.bz2', '\.gz', '\.tgz', '\.jpg', '\.gif',
     '\.tiff', '\.tif', '\.mpeg', '\.mpg', '\.mp3', '\.ogg',
     '\.gpg', '\.png')
    This option can be repeated multiple times
    If you do not want any compression, set this option
    to '.*'

--addExceptSuffix

    like --exceptSuffix, but do not replace defaults, add

--minCompressSize

    Files smaller than this size will never be compressed
    but copied

--comprRule

    alternative to --exceptSuffix and minCompressSize:
    definition of a rule which files will be compressed

--noCompress

    maximal number of parallel compress operations,
    default = chosen automatically

--queueCompress

    length of queue to store files before compression,
    default = 1000

--noCopy

    maximal number of parallel copy operations,
    default = 1

--queueCopy

    length of queue to store files before copying,
    default = 1000

--withUserGroupStat

    write statistics about used space in log file

--userGroupStatFile

    write statistics about used space in name file
    will be overridden each time

--doNotCompressMD5File

    do not compress .md5CheckSumFile

--chmodMD5File

    permissions of .md5CheckSumFile and corresponding
    .storeBackupLinks directory, default is 0600

--verbose, -v

    verbose messages

--debug, -d

    generate debug messages, levels are 0 (none, default),
    1 (some), 2 (many) messages, especially in
    --exceptRule and --includeRule

--resetAtime

    reset access time in the source directory - but this will
    change ctime (time of last modification of file status
    information)

--doNotDelete

    check only, do not delete any backup

--deleteNotFinishedDirs

    delete old backups which have not been 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 = 20d

--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 from Mon and Wed 40days + 5mins
      keep backups from Sat 60days + 10mins
      keep backups from 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:a40d5m Sat:60d10m' means:
      keep backups from Mon and Wed 40days + 5mins + 'archive'
      keep backups from Sat 60days + 10mins
      keep backups from the rest of the days like specified in
      --keepAll (default 30d)

--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 = 7d

--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 last 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 61d 92b'
    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.

--progressReport, -P

    print progress report after each 'number' files

--printDepth, -D

    print depth of actual read directory during backup

--ignoreReadError

    ignore read errors in source directory; not readable
    directories do not cause storeBackup.pl to stop processing

--suppressWarning

    suppress (unwanted) warnings in the log files;
    to suppress warnings, the following keys can be used:
      excDir (suppresses the warning that excluded directories
             do not exist)
      fileChange (suppresses the warning that a file has changed
                 during the backup)
      crSeries (suppresses the warning that storeBackup had to
               create the 'default' series)
      hashCollision (suppresses the warning if a possible
                    hash collision is detected)
     fileNameWithLineFeed (suppresses the warning if a filename
                          contains a line feed)
    This option can be repeated multiple times on the command line.

--linkToRecent

    after a successful backup, set a symbolic link to
    that backup and delete existing older links with the
    same name

--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 log 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'
    This parameter is parsed like a line in the configuration
    file and normally has to be quoted.

--logInBackupDir

    write log file (also) in the backup directory
    Be aware that this log does not contain all error
    messages of the one specified with --logFile!

--compressLogInBackupDir

    compress the log file in the backup directory

--logInBackupDirFileName

    filename to use for writing the above log file,
    default is .storeBackup.log

otherBackupSeries

    List of other backup series to consider for
    hard linking. Relative path from backupDir!
    Format (examples):
    backupSeries/2002.08.29_08.25.28 -> consider this backup
    or
    0:backupSeries ->last (youngest) in <backupDir>/backupSeries
    1:backupSeries ->one before last in <backupDir>/backupSeries
    n:backupSeries ->
      n'th before last in <backupDir>/backupSeries
    3-5:backupSeries ->
      3rd, 4th and 5th in <backupDir>/backupSeries
    all:backupSeries -> all in <backupDir>/backupSeries
    default is to link to the last backup in every series

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000,2004,2008-2009,2012 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README). Published under the GNU General Public License or any later version.