Thanks so much.  I'm going to try it out.  It looks like all I need to do
is add something (manual or script) to delete the oldest versions
periodically.

Joe

> Joe,
>
> Your desires are orders :-)
>
> ... a proper (small) man page
>
>  http://dragoman.org/tym
>
> Regards
> Tomas
>
> On 26 Jul 2012, at 21:42, jose...@main.nc.us wrote:
>
>> No good deed goes unpunished ;)
>>
>> Very nicely coded script, but it's a bit dense.  I'm good at bash and
>> can
>> survive in rsync, but could you provide a description of what it
>> actually
>> does so I don't have to spend a long time analysing the code?
>>
>> Does it keep multiple versions like the name implies?
>>
>> Will it survive directory names with embedded blanks (in the
>> parameters)?
>> At first glance, this looks like a problem, but I may have missed
>> something.
>>
>> Why trap so many signals?  If something goes wrong, do I have to kill -9
>> to stop it?
>> Does one of those keep it running when you logoff?  I don't see a nohup
>> in
>> the script.
>>
>> I've seen some methods that use hard links to make subsequent backups
>> smaller.  I haven't quite figured out how that works, but it doesn't
>> look
>> like you use it.
>>
>> What does your script do if the destination runs out of space or isn't
>> mounted?
>>
>> TIA
>> Joe
>>
>>> http://dragoman.org/tym
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Tomas
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