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@@ -13,28 +13,38 @@ coordinate many different backup utilities. Features: - easy to read ini style configuration files. - - secure, remote, incremental filesytem backup (via rdiff-backup). - incremental data is compressed. permissions are retained even - with an unpriviledged backup user. - - backup of mysql databases (via mysqlhotcopy and mysqldump). - - backup of ldap databases (via slapcat and ldapsearch). - - passwords are never sent via the command line to helper programs. - you can drop in scripts to handle new types of backups. - backup actions can be scheduled - you can choose when status report emails are mailed to you (always, on warning, on error, never). + - console-based wizard (ninjahelper) makes it easy to create + backup action configuration files. + - passwords are never sent via the command line to helper programs. - works with Linux-Vservers (http://linux-vserver.org/) +Backup types: + - secure, remote, incremental filesytem backup (via rdiff-backup). + incremental data is compressed. permissions are retained even + with an unpriviledged backup user. + - backup of mysql databases (via mysqlhotcopy and mysqldump). + - backup of ldap databases (via slapcat and ldapsearch). + - basic system and hardware info + - encrypted remote backups (via duplicity). + - backup of subversion repositories. + The following options are available: -h, --help This usage message -d, --debug Run in debug mode, where all log messages are output to the current shell. -f, --conffile FILE Use FILE for the main configuration instead of /etc/backupninja.conf --t, --test Run in test mode, no actions are actually taken. --n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they - might be scheduled. ---run FILE runs the specified action FILE (e.g. one of the /etc/backup.d/ files) +-t, --test Test run mode. This will test if the backup could run, without actually + preforming any backups. For example, it will attempt to authenticate + or test that ssh keys are set correctly. +-n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they might be scheduled. + No output will be created unless also run with -d. +--run FILE Runs the specified action FILE (e.g. one of the /etc/backup.d/ files). + Also puts backupninja in debug mode. CONFIGURATION FILES =================== diff --git a/backupninja b/backupninja index 08aeafd..804c1c2 100755 --- a/backupninja +++ b/backupninja @@ -241,11 +241,17 @@ The following options are available: output to the current shell. -f, --conffile FILE Use FILE for the main configuration instead of /etc/backupninja.conf --t, --test Run in test mode, no actions are actually taken. --n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they - might be scheduled. +-t, --test Test run mode. This will test if the backup + could run, without actually preforming any + backups. For example, it will attempt to authenticate + or test that ssh keys are set correctly. +-n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they might + be scheduled. No output will be created unless also + run with -d. --run FILE Execute the specified action file and then exit. -When using colored output, there are: + Also puts backupninja in debug mode. + +When in debug mode, output to the console will be colored: EOF debug=1 debug "Debugging info (when run with -d)" |