Jeff, For restores, there could be a long list of specific files or directories to restore, which might not fit on the command line, so that's what triggered putting everything in a request file and just passing its name. There are also several other settings specific to the restore (eg, the path to restore to etc), none of which are in config files.
Craig On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 10:29 AM <backu...@kosowsky.org> wrote: > Thanks Craig, > > Why is restore inherently that much more complicated than dump? > It seems like config.pl already has a number of parameters built-in > for both including rsync args and pre/post restore commands. > > Conceptually, I would think that what one needs to specify each time > is: > 1. Host > 2. Backup number > 3. Share > 4. Additional includes/excludes to determine what to restore > 5. Option to "delete" files no longer found > 6. Path to root of restore. > > Otherwise, existing includes/excludes would be assumed... > > I'm sure one could make it more complicated but am I missing something > basic??? > > The reality is that rsync + backuppc is really awesome... and I can do > (and automate) so much more with CLI and scripts than with a CGI. > > Jeff > > Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users wrote at about 09:32:48 -0700 on > Wednesday, May 20, 2020: > > Jeff, > > > > BackupPC_restore takes quite a few parameters, so many years ago I > decided > > to pass those parameters via a file rather than command-line arguments. > > Probably a bad choice... > > > > There are two alternatives: > > > > - write a script that creates the restore request parameter file (see > > lib/BackupPC/CGI/Restore.pm) and then runs BackupPC_restore > > - directly run rsync_bpc using an example of the many arguments from > a > > successful restore log file > > > > The drawback of the 2nd approach is that information about the restore > > isn't saved or logged, and you have to make sure it doesn't run > > concurrently with a backup. > > > > Craig > > > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 6:31 AM <backu...@kosowsky.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Is it possible to do an rsync restore from the command line using > > > BackupPC_restore? > > > If so, it's not clear from the (limited) documentation how to use > > > it. For example, how do you specify the desired backup number, share, > > > paths, etc. > > > > > > Alternatively, is there an rsync analog of BackupPC_tarCreate? > > > > > > Said another way, rather than first creating a tar file via > > > BackupPC_tarCreate and then untarring (or piping through tar), is > > > there a way to hook directly into rsync to restore from the command > line? > > > > > > This would have several advantages: > > > 1. It would automatically incorporate the ssh and compression features > > > to restore seamlessly, efficiently, and securely across platforms > > > > > > 2. It would allow for restoring special file types that tar doesn't > > > support > > > > > > 3. It would be able to better and more exactly mirror the parameters > > > given to Rsync dump (for example the same format of 'includes' and > > > 'excludes' > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >
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