SNAPPER-CONFIGS(5) Filesystem Snapshot Management SNAPPER-CONFIGS(5)
NAME
snapper-configs - Configuration files for snapper configs
DESCRIPTION
Each file /etc/snapper/configs/* describes a snapper config.
VARIABLES
The following is a list of variables that can be present in the configuration file. Boolean values must be "yes" or "no".
SUBVOLUME=path
Path of the subvolume or mount point.
There is no default value. The value must always be specified.
FSTYPE=value
Filesystem type for the subvolume.
Default value is "btrfs" but it's recommended to always specify the filesystem type.
ALLOW_USERS=users
List of users allowed to operate with the config. The user-names must be separated by spaces. Spaces in usernames can be escaped with a
"".
Default value is "" but "root" is always implicitly included.
ALLOW_GROUPS=groups
List of groups allowed to operate with the config. The group-names must be separated by spaces. Spaces in group-names can be escaped
with a "".
Default value is "".
BACKGROUND_COMPARISON=boolean
Defines whether pre and post snapshots should be compared in the background after creation.
Default value is "no".
NUMBER_CLEANUP=boolean
Defines whether the number cleanup algorithm should be run for the config.
Default value is "no".
NUMBER_MIN_AGE=seconds
Minimal age for snapshots to be deleted by the number cleanup algorithm.
Default value is "1800".
NUMBER_LIMIT=number
Defines how many snapshots the number cleanup algorithm should keep. The youngest snapshots will be kept.
Default value is "50".
TIMELINE_CREATE=boolean
Defines whether hourly snapshots should be created.
Together with the timeline cleanup algorithm this will create a collection of snapshots with more snapshots is the near past and less
snapshots in the far past.
Default value is "no".
TIMELINE_CLEANUP=boolean
Defines whether the timeline cleanup algorithm should be run for the config.
Default value is "no".
TIMELINE_MIN_AGE=seconds
Minimal age for snapshots to be deleted by the timeline cleanup algorithm.
Default value is "1800".
TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY=number
Defines how many hourly snapshots the timeline cleanup algorithm should keep. An hourly snapshots is the first snapshot in an hour. The
youngest hourly snapshots will be kept.
Default value is "10".
TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY=number
Defines how many daily snapshots the timeline cleanup algorithm should keep. A daily snapshots is the first snapshot in a day. The
youngest daily snapshots will be kept.
Default value is "10".
TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY=number
Defines how many daily snapshots the timeline cleanup algorithm should keep. A daily snapshots is the first snapshot in a day. The
youngest daily snapshots will be kept.
Default value is "10".
TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY=number
Defines how many daily snapshots the timeline cleanup algorithm should keep. A daily snapshots is the first snapshot in a day. The
youngest daily snapshots will be kept.
Default value is "10".
EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP=boolean
Defines whether the empty-pre-post cleanup algorithm should be run for the config.
Default value is "no".
EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE=seconds
Minimal age for snapshots to be deleted by the empty-pre-post cleanup algorithm.
Default value is "1800".
HOMEPAGE
http://snapper.io/
AUTHORS
Arvin Schnell <aschnell@suse.de>
SEE ALSO
snapper(8), snapperd(8)
0.1.7 2013-07-09 SNAPPER-CONFIGS(5)