Re: [BackupPC-users] Where is BackupPC_rsyncBackup and BackupPC_rsyncRestore?

2022-01-25 Thread backuppc
Thanks Craig. That being said, the reason I noticed it, is that I was actually looking to find or write a CLI-type BackupPC_rsyncRestore that could take a short list of parameters and allow for a flexible rsync restore -- that would be more flexible and more "scriptable" than navigating the web int

Re: [BackupPC-users] Where is BackupPC_rsyncBackup and BackupPC_rsyncRestore?

2022-01-25 Thread Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users
The 2nd sentence is completely wrong. There have never been standalone programs BackupPC_rsyncBackup and BackupPC_rsyncRestore. Looks like it's been there since the very early days of 4.0.0. I just committed a change to git to remove it. Craig On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 6:04 PM wrote: > The "De

[BackupPC-users] Patch to improve BackupPC_zcat functionality

2022-01-25 Thread backuppc
The following patch addresses 2 limitations I often run into with the user-space BackupPC_zcat function 1. The v4 version requires that you run as user 'backuppc' (even root fails) which shouldn't be necessary (and wasn't necessary in the simpler v3 version) 2. It is a pain in the neck to '

[BackupPC-users] Where is BackupPC_rsyncBackup and BackupPC_rsyncRestore?

2022-01-25 Thread backuppc
The "Description" string in Rsync.pm for v4.4.0 says: # DESCRIPTION # # This library defines a BackupPC::Xfer::Rsync class for managing # the rsync-based transport of backup data from/to the client. # After generating the rsync arguments, it calls BackupPC_rsyncBackup # or BackupPC_rsyncRe