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How can you have two file names? You're calling "BackupRecords --log" just once and then use the shell variable, which is not modified in between.
Do other "BackupRecords --xxx" calls have side effects?

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smpppd-ifcfg

SMPPPD-IFCFG(8) 						      SMPPPD							   SMPPPD-IFCFG(8)

NAME

       smpppd-ifcfg - SuSE Meta PPP Daemon

DESCRIPTION

       smpppd-ifcfg  is  a daemon that controls a single dialup connection to the internet.  It does so by starting and controlling the pppd.  The
       configuration of the dialup connections is done by YaST2.

       smpppd-ifcfg is not intended for direct use. Use ifup and ifdown or a frontend like cinternet , qinternet or kinternet instead.

OPTIONS

       These options are recognized by smpppd-ifcfg.  If a long option shows an argument as mandatory, then it is  mandatory  for  the	equivalent
       short option also.

       --up   Bring the connection up.	This is the default action.

       --down Bring the connection down.

       --status
	      Report status of the connection.

       -i, --ifcfg=NAME
	      Specify the ifcfg file to use.  This option is mandatory.

       -p, --provider=NAME
	      Specify the provider file to use.

       --detach
	      Detach from the controlling terminal.  This is the default.

       --nodeatch
	      Don't detach from the controlling terminal.

       -d, --debug
	      Turn on debugging.

       --version
	      Show program version and exit.

       --help Show help information and exit.

FILES

       /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*
	      Configuration files for the interfaces.

       /etc/sysconfig/network/providers/*
	      Configuration files for the providers.

       /var/log/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx.log
	      Log file.

       /var/log/smpppd/accounting.log
	      File containing accounting information.

       /var/run/smpppd.ifcfg-xxx.pid
	      Pid file.

       /var/lib/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx.info
	      Info file with various status information.

       /var/run/smpppd/ifcfg-xxx
	      Socket to communicate with smpppd.

SEE ALSO

       kinternet, qinternet, cinternet(1), accounting(1), wvdial(1), smpppd.conf(5), pppd(8), smpppd(8).

AUTHOR

       Arvin Schnell <arvin@suse.de>

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