Updating README with clarifications and examples.

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Dan Helfman 2014-11-25 16:01:59 -08:00
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@ -7,6 +7,24 @@ policy. The script supports specifying your settings in a declarative
configuration file rather than having to put them all on the command-line, and
handles common errors.
Here's an example config file:
[location]
# Space-separated list of source directories to backup.
source_directories: /home /etc
# Path to local or remote Attic repository.
repository: user@backupserver:sourcehostname.attic
[retention]
# Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category.
keep_daily: 7
keep_weekly: 4
keep_monthly: 6
Additionally, exclude patterns can be specified in a separate excludes config
file, one pattern per line.
Read more about Attic at https://attic-backup.org/
atticmatic is hosted at http://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic/ and is mirrored on
@ -44,8 +62,10 @@ arguments:
atticmatic
To get additional information about the progress of the backup, use the
verbose option:
This will also prune any old backups as per the configured retention policy.
By default, the backup will proceed silently except in the case of errors. But
if you'd like to to get additional information about the progress of the
backup as it proceeds, use the verbose option instead:
atticmattic --verbose

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@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ source_directories: /home /etc
# Path to local or remote Attic repository.
repository: user@backupserver:sourcehostname.attic
# Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category.
[retention]
# Retention policy for how many backups to keep in each category.
keep_daily: 7
keep_weekly: 4
keep_monthly: 6