Thanks guys, can someone forward me Paul's response, it didn't get to me for some reason.
On 11/11/2010 5:59 a.m., Dale Amon wrote: > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 03:22:59PM +0100, Paul Slootman wrote: >> On Wed 10 Nov 2010, Don Gould wrote: >>> Can someone smarter than me just tell me what I need to do to make it: >>> >>> m-s - daily - deleted after 2 weeks >>> expire-default: +15 days >>> sun - keep for 12 months >> # MIN HR DOM MON DOW STRFTIME_FMT >> * * * * 1 +1 year >> >>> First and 15th of each month - just keep it, never del >> >> * * 1,15 * * +99 years > > Since there will only be Sunday backup sets left after two > weeks, this last line will save backups when Sunday falls > on the 1st or 15th of the month. Perhaps you want 1-7,15-22 > so that you will capture the 1st and second Sunday no matter > where they fall in the month. > > Is it your intent is that this system will actually be in > service for 100 years? Or that it will be moved to newer > hardware as time goes on? I usually make my last line > simply save at least one backup for the year with 'never' > for expiry. > > _______________________________________________ > Dirvish mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish -- Don Gould 31 Acheson Ave, Mairehau, Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 348 7235 or + 64 21 114 0699 www.bowenvale.co.nz/ipv6 - Taking on the IPv6 Challenge! _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list [email protected] http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
