rdiff-backup-statistics(1) [debian man page]

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NAME

       rdiff-backup-statistics - summarize rdiff-backup statistics files

SYNOPSIS

       rdiff-backup-statistics [--begin-time time] [--end-time time] [--minimum-ratio ratio] [--null-separator] [--quiet] repository

DESCRIPTION

       rdiff-backup-statistics	reads the matching statistics files in a backup repository made by rdiff-backup and prints some summary statistics
       to the screen.  It does not alter the repository in any way.

       The required argument is the pathname of the root of an rdiff-backup repository.  For instance, if you ran "rdiff-backup in out", you could
       later run "rdiff-backup-statistics out".

       The  output  has  two  parts.  The first is simply an average of the all matching session_statistics files.  The meaning of these fields is
       explained in the FAQ included in the package, and also at http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org/FAQ.html#statistics.

       The second section lists some particularly significant files (including directories).  These files are either contain a lot of  data,  take
       up increment space, or contain a lot of changed files.  All the files that are above the minimum ratio (default 5%) will be listed.

       If  a  file  or directory is listed, its contributions are subtracted from its parent.  That is why the percentage listed after a directory
       can be larger than the percentage of its parent.  Without this, the root directory would always be the largest, and  the  output  would	be
       boring.

OPTIONS

       --begin-time time
	      Do  not  read  statistics  files older than time.  By default, all statistics files will be read.  time should be in the same format
	      taken by --restore-as-of.  (See TIME FORMATS in the rdiff-backup man page for details.)

       --end-time time
	      Like --begin-time but exclude statistics files later than time.

       --minimum-ratio ratio
	      Print all directories contributing more than the given ratio to the total.  The default value is .05, or 5 percent.

       --null-separator
	      Specify that the lines of the file_statistics file are separated by nulls ().  The default is to assume  that  newlines  separate.
	      Use this switch if rdiff-backup was run with the --null-separator when making the given repository.

       --quiet
	      Suppress printing of the "Processing statistics from session..."	output lines.

BUGS

       When aggregating multiple statistics files, some directories above (but close to) the minimum ratio may not be displayed.  For this reason,
       you may want to set the minimum-ratio lower than need.

AUTHOR

       Ben Escoto <ben@emerose.org>, based on original script by Dean Gaudet.

SEE ALSO

       rdiff-backup(1), python(1).  The rdiff-backup web page is at http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org/.

Version 1.2.8							    March 2009							   RDIFF-BACKUP(1)

BACKUP.D(5)							backupninja package						       BACKUP.D(5)

NAME

       BACKUP.D - Action configuration files for backupninja(1).

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/backup.d/*

DESCRIPTION

       To preform the actual backup actions, backupninja processes each action configuration file in /etc/backup.d according to the file's suffix.

       .sh	 run this file as a shell script.

       .rdiff	 backup action for rdiff-backup.

       .dup	 backup action for duplicity.

       .maildir  backup action for slow, incremental rsyncs of tens of thousands of maildirs.

       .mysql	 backup action for safe MySQL dumps.

       .pgsql	 backup action for safe PostgreSQL dumps.

       .sys	 backup action for general system reports and hardware information.

       .svn	 backup action for safe backups of subversion repositories.

       .trac	 backup action for safe backups of trac repositories.

       .makecd	 backup action for burning backups to CD/DVD or creating ISOs.

       These files must be owned by root and must not be world or group readable/writable. Support for additional configuration types can be added
       by dropping bash scripts with the name of the suffix into /usr/share/backupninja.

       The configuration files are processed in alphabetical order. However, it is suggested that you name the config files in "sysvinit style."

       For example:
		  10-local.pgsql.disabled
		  15-runthisfirst.sh
		  20-runthisnext.mysql
		  90-runthislast.rdiff

       Typically, you will put a '.rdiff' config file last, so that any database dumps you make are included in the filesystem backup. Action con-
       figurations which end with .disabled are skipped.

       Example	templates for the action configuration files can be found in /usr/share/doc/backupninja/examples. You can also use ninjahelper(1),
       a console based "wizard" for creating backup actions.

SCHEDULING

       By default, each configuration file is processed everyday at 01:00 (1 AM). This can be changed by specifying the 'when' option in a  backup
       action's  config file or in the global configuration file. Special value 'manual' will disable scheduling for the backup action. It is pos-
       sible to run the backup action manually by invoking ninjahelper(1) with --run command line argument.

       For example:
	 when = sundays at 02:00
	 when = 30th at 22
	 when = 30 at 22:00
	 when = everyday at 01
	 when = Tuesday at 05:00
	 when = hourly
	 when = manual

       These values for "when" are invalid:
	 when = tuesday at 2am
	 when = tuesday at 2
	 when = tues at 02

       A configuration file will be processed at the time(s) specified by the "when" option. If multiple "when" options are present, then they all
       apply.  If  two configurations files are scheduled to run in the same hour, then we fall back on the alphabetical ordering specified above.
       The "when" must occur before any sections in the action configuration file.

FILE FORMAT

       The file format of the action configuration files is "ini style." Sections are created by using square bracket. Long  lines  are  connected
       with a backslash. For example:

	  # this is a comment
	  [fishes]
	  fish = red
	  fish = blue
	  [fruit]
	  apple = yes
	  pear = no thanks 
	  i will not have a pear.

SEE ALSO

       backupninja(1), ninjahelper(1), backupninja.conf(5),

AUTHOR

       BACKUPNINJA was written by the riseup.net collective.

riseup								 October 10, 2005						       BACKUP.D(5)