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author | Micah Anderson <micah@riseup.net> | 2005-10-07 18:27:29 +0000 |
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committer | Micah Anderson <micah@riseup.net> | 2005-10-07 18:27:29 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/man/backupninja.conf.5 b/docs/man/backupninja.conf.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ba7d421 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/man/backupninja.conf.5 @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +.\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*- +.\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps +.\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection +.\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1) +.TH BACKUPNINJA.CONF 5 "January 2, 2005" "riseup" "backupninja package" +.SH NAME +BACKUPNINJA.CONF \- Configuration file(s) for \fBbackupninja (1)\fP. + +.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. +.\" +.\" Some roff macros, for reference: +.\" .nh disable hyphenation +.\" .hy enable hyphenation +.\" .ad l left justify +.\" .ad b justify to both left and right margins +.\" .nf disable filling +.\" .fi enable filling +.\" .br insert line break +.\" .sp <n> insert n+1 empty lines +.\" for manpage-specific macros, see man(7) +.br +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B "/etc/backupninja.conf " +.br +.B "/etc/backup.d/* " +.br +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B backupninja.conf +is the general configuration file. In this file you can set the log level and change the default directory locations. You can force a different general configuration file with "backupninja -f /path/to/conf". + +.TP +To perform the actual backup, backupninja processes each configuration file in /etc/backup.d according to the file's suffix: +.br + .sh -- run this file as a shell script. + .rdiff -- this is a configuration for rdiff-backup + .maildir -- this is a configuration to backup maildirs + .mysql -- mysql backup configuration + .ldap -- ldap backup configuration + .sys -- general system reports + +.TP +Support for additional configuration types can be added by dropping bash scripts with the name of the suffix into /usr/share/backupninja. + +.TP +The configuration files are processed in alphabetical order. However, it is suggested that you name the config files in "sysvinit style." + +.TP +For example: + 00-disabled.ldap + 10-runthisfirst.sh + 20-runthisnext.mysql + 90-runthislast.rdiff + +.TP +Typically, you will put a '.rdiff' config file last, so that any database dumps you make are included in the filesystem backup. Configurations files which begin with 0 (zero) are skipped. + +.TP +Unless otherwise specified, the config file format is "ini style." + +.TP +For example: + + # this is a comment + + [fishes] + fish = red + fish = blue + + [fruit] + apple = yes + pear = no thanks \ + i will not have a pear. + + +.PP + +.SH SCHEDULING +.br +By default, each configuration file is processed everyday at 01:00 (1 +AM). This can be changed by specifying the 'when' in a config file. + +For example: + + when = sundays at 02:00 + when = 30th at 22 + when = 30 at 22:00 + when = everyday at 01 <-- the default + when = Tuesday at 05:00 + +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. +If two configurations files are scheduled close to one another in +time, it is possible to have multiple copies of backupninja running if +the first instance is not finished before the next one starts. + +These values for 'when' are equivalent: + + when = tuesday at 05:30 + when = TUESDAYS at 05 + +These values for 'when' are invalid: + + when = tuesday at 2am + when = tuesday at 2 + when = tues at 02 +.br + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR backupninja (1), +.br +.SH AUTHOR +BACKUPNINJA was written by <elijah@riseup.net>. +.br +BACKUPNINJA was packaged by <micah@riseup.net>. +.br +.PP +This manual page was written by <stefani@riseup.net>. |