The -h host is the hostname of the client that has been backed up as if there are multiple backups of hosts with the same file it needs to specify which one.
So for example say you want to pull back share of /etc from a host I suspect you're looking to do something alone the lines of: /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -h clientserver25 -n -1 -s /etc / > /tmp/etc.tar So in this -h clientserver25 refers to the name of a client you've already backed up that you wish to restore a tar file from as you may have countless clients with the same files and share names. -n -1 refers to the most recent backup copies of files be they incrementals or otherwise. You don';t need to worry about exact paths within the backups taken, Backuppc will figure that out for you, all you need to do is tell it to grab files/folders from either a specific numbered backup or (using a negative value) a copy taken relative to the most recent. -s is the share name as specified in that client's config. This is coming from $Conf{TarShareName} = '/etc'; or equivalent for the host you wish to restore from. The next forward slash means everything within that share and then redirect to a file as default is stdout. The documentation could probably use a few typical usage examples and man pages for the command line tools like this to save a bit digging around in archives of this list. Hope that helps Graham _____________________________________ Graham Smith Technical Officer Department of Computing Institute of Technology Tallaght Tallaght Dublin 24 Ireland -----Original Message----- From: phil123456 [mailto:backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com] Sent: 06 July 2016 08:26 To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC - restore not restoring file I really dont understand the usage of backuppc_createtar "-h host host from which the tar archive is created" but I want to create a restore from the master , not create a tar from a remote host ...I am sorry, I really dont understand besides the command used for the restore is really close to rsync for backup : /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l backuppc alderaan /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . /var/backup/ so for restore, it should be something similar +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by philippe.flor...@edenred.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ The contents and any attachment of this e-mail are private and confidential. They are intended only for the use of the intended addressee. If you are not the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended addressee, you are notified that any copying, forwarding, publication, review or delivery of this e-mail or any attachments to anyone else or any other use of its contents is strictly prohibited. You are prohibited from reading any part of this e-mail or any attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the system manager. Unauthorised disclosure or communication or other use of the contents of this e-mail or any part thereof may be prohibited by law and may constitute a criminal offence. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The Institute does not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. Unless stated to the contrary, any opinions expressed in this message are personal to the author and may not be attributed to the Institute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/