Commit 9240761c authored by bescoto's avatar bescoto

Clarified --remove-older-than entry.


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup@310 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109
parent 4cf10d63
...@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ that directory. ...@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ that directory.
.TP .TP
.B "-l, --list-increments" .B "-l, --list-increments"
List the number and date of partial incremental backups contained in List the number and date of partial incremental backups contained in
the specified destination directory. This option is incompatible with the specified destination directory. No backup or restore will take
backing up or restoring and must be run in a separate instance of place if this option is given.
rdiff-backup.
.TP .TP
.B "-m, --mirror-only" .B "-m, --mirror-only"
Do not create an rdiff-backup-data directory or make any increments. Do not create an rdiff-backup-data directory or make any increments.
...@@ -303,10 +302,12 @@ example, 32m means 32 minutes, and 3W2D10h7s means 3 weeks, 2 days, 10 ...@@ -303,10 +302,12 @@ example, 32m means 32 minutes, and 3W2D10h7s means 3 weeks, 2 days, 10
hours, and 7 seconds. In this context, a month means 30 days, a year hours, and 7 seconds. In this context, a month means 30 days, a year
is 365 days, and a day is always 86400 seconds. is 365 days, and a day is always 86400 seconds.
Note that this option is incompatible with backing up or restoring and rdiff-backup cannot remove-older-than and back up or restore in a
must be run in a separate instance of rdiff-backup. Remember also single session. If you want to, for instance, backup a directory and
that snapshots of deleted files are covered by this operation, so if remove old files in it, you must run rdiff-backup twice.
you deleted a file and backed up two weeks ago, and then run
Note that snapshots of deleted files are covered by this operation, so
if you deleted a file and backed up two weeks ago, and then run
--remove-older-than 10D today, no trace of that file will remain. --remove-older-than 10D today, no trace of that file will remain.
Finally, file selection options such as --include and --exclude don't Finally, file selection options such as --include and --exclude don't
affect --remove-older-than. affect --remove-older-than.
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