BACKUP-MAKE-TAG
NAME
backup-make-tag - construct a new backup directory name
SYNOPSIS
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backup-make-tag |
<OPTION>... [<ALT-DIR>]... |
DESCRIPTION
Construct a new backup backup directory name based on date and time and the names of the existing backup directories.
OPTIONS
-h, --help[=<FORMAT>]
Show this help message and exit.
-V, --version
Show version information and exit.
--tag-format <FORMAT>
Set the date format to be used when constructing a backup directory name for a new backup.
--tag-name <NAME>
Set the name to be used when constructing a backup directory name for a new backup.
OPERANDS
<ALT-DIR>
An alternative directory containing existing backup directories.
FILES
./<YEAR>
A yearly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]<MONTH>
A monthly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]W<WEEK>
A weekly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]<MONTH>[-]<DAY>
A daily backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]W<WEEK>[-]<DAY>
A daily backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]<MONTH>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>
An hourly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]W<WEEK>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>
An hourly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]<MONTH>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>[:]<MINUTE>
A minutely backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]W<WEEK>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>[:]<MINUTE>
A minutely backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]<MONTH>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>[:]<MINUTE>[:]<SECOND>
A secondly backup directory.
./<YEAR>[-]W<WEEK>[-]<DAY>T<HOUR>[:]<MINUTE>[:]<SECOND>
A secondly backup directory.
./conf/tag-formats
An optional configuration file containing date formats to be used when constructing a backup directory name for a new backup. Empty lines and comment lines (starting with a "#") are allowed, too. Each date format is tried in turn in order specified until a non-existing backup directory is found.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2010 - 2024 Eero Häkkinen <Eero+rsync-backup@Häkkinen.fi>
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
SEE ALSO
backup-create(1),
backup-help(1), backup-rsync(1)
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