shbackup.conf

   1 [global]
   2 # Where shbackup stores the backups and other stuff
   3 backupdir = /media/backup
   4
   5 # Which format should be used by tar?
   6 # One of tar, tar.gz (default), tar.bz2, tar.xz
   7 #format = tar.gz
   8
   9 # Path ot the tar binary. (Default: /bin/tar)
  10 #tarbin = /bin/tar
  11
  12 # Each option starting with "exclude" contains a single --exclude pattern for
  13 # tar. Files matching the pattern are not included into the backup. Tar is
  14 # invoked with "-C /" and, thus, exclude patterns refering to absolute paths
  15 # need to start with "./" instead of "/".
  16 exclude1 = */tmp/*
  17 exclude2 = */[Cc]cache/*
  18 exclude3 = */log*
  19 exclude4 = *.o
  20
  21
  22
  23 # Configure the epoch 'hour'. If left out no hourly backups are made. The
  24 # epochs hour, day, week, month and year already define a timespan which cannot
  25 # be overridden.
  26 [epoch hour]
  27 # The number of backups to keep for that epoch (positive integer)
  28 numkeeps = 4
  29 # The mode of this epoch. Can be one of 'full', 'diff', 'incr'. (Default: full)
  30 mode = incr
  31 # Each option starting with "exclude" defines an --exclude pattern for tar.
  32 # These exclude patterns only apply to this epoch.
  33 exclude1 = ./home/*/.thunderbird/*
  34
  35
  36 # [epoch day]
  37 # numkeeps = 14
  38 # mode = diff
  39
  40 # [epoch week]
  41 # numkeeps = 8
  42 # mode = full
  43
  44 # [epoch month]
  45 # numkeeps = 24
  46 # mode = full
  47
  48 # [epoch year]
  49 # numkeeps = 99
  50 # mode = full
  51
  52
  53 # Configure a user-defined epoch called 'biweek'.
  54 [epoch biweek]
  55 numkeeps = 13
  56 mode = full
  57 # The timespan of this epoch in the format '<unit>' or '<integer> * <unit>',
  58 # where <integer> must be positive and <unit> must be one of 'hour', 'day',
  59 # 'week', 'month', 'year'.
  60 timespan = 2*week
  61
  62
  63
  64 # A file set called 'home'. Each file set is packed into one archive using tar.
  65 [set home]
  66 # Each option starting with "dir" contains a single directory which belongs to
  67 # this file set.
  68 dir1 = /home/username/
  69 dir2 = /media/books/
  70 # Each option starting with "exclude" defines an --exclude pattern for tar.
  71 # These exclude patterns only apply to this file set.
  72 exclude1 = ./home/*/media/*
  73
  74
  75 [set conf]
  76 dir1 = /etc/
  77
  78