Casper Thomsen said:

> Maybe this is a feature request, and maybe it is just a show off how dumb
> I am---let's see.
>
> What would be really great to have is the possibility to ensure that I
> have the last n revisions of files; no matter how many fulls or
> incrementals. I guess this is not the main goal of BackupPC (that is, to
> somewhat be a revision control system) but nontheless it is a feature (at
> least) I would higly appreciate, and I guess my users would also
> appreciate it.

I also think this would be the job of a revision control system.

> I read the comprehensive config.pl file, the FAQ, scanned through the
> latest 50 e-mails in -users and -devel, searched the mailing list and of
> course googled. However, I haven't found anything about what I've just
> described. Maybe I have just searched for the wrong terms?
>
> Any pointers, good ideas, work-arounds or whatever is of course
> appreciated. Thanks in advance!

How will you ensure that a file has not been changed several times since
the last backup? In what cycle would you start your backup to get every
existing version of that file?

Ralf




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