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A step by step example
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A step by step example
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-1. Before any backup can be taken a repository has to be initialized::
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+1. Before a backup can be made a repository has to be initialized::
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$ attic init /somewhere/my-backup.attic
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$ attic init /somewhere/my-backup.attic
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@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ A step by step example
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$ attic create -v --stats /somwhere/my-backup.attic::second-backup ~/src ~/Documents
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$ attic create -v --stats /somwhere/my-backup.attic::second-backup ~/src ~/Documents
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This backup will be a lot quicker and a lot smaller since only new never
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This backup will be a lot quicker and a lot smaller since only new never
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- before seen data is stored. The ``--stats`` causes |project_name| to output
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- statistics about the newly created archive such as the amount of unique
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+ before seen data is stored. The ``--stats`` option causes |project_name| to
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+ output statistics about the newly created archive such as the amount of unique
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data (not shared with other archives).
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data (not shared with other archives).
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4. List all archives in the repository::
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4. List all archives in the repository::
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@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ A step by step example
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Automating backups
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Automating backups
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-The following example script backups up ``/home`` and
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+The following example script backs up ``/home`` and
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``/var/www`` to a remote server. The script also uses the
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``/var/www`` to a remote server. The script also uses the
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:ref:`attic_prune` subcommand to maintain a certain number
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:ref:`attic_prune` subcommand to maintain a certain number
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of old archives::
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of old archives::
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/var/www \
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/var/www \
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--exclude /home/*/.cache \
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--exclude /home/*/.cache \
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--exclude /home/Ben/Music/Justin\ Bieber \
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--exclude /home/Ben/Music/Justin\ Bieber \
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- --exclude *.pyc
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+ --exclude '*.pyc'
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# Use the `prune` subcommand to maintain 7 daily, 4 weekly
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# Use the `prune` subcommand to maintain 7 daily, 4 weekly
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# and 6 monthly archives.
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# and 6 monthly archives.
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attic prune -v $REPOSITORY --daily=7 --weekly=4 --monthly=6
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attic prune -v $REPOSITORY --daily=7 --weekly=4 --monthly=6
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.. Note::
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.. Note::
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- This script assumes the repository has already been initalized with
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+ This script assumes the repository has already been initialized with
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:ref:`attic_init`.
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:ref:`attic_init`.
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.. _encrypted_repos:
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.. _encrypted_repos:
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Repository encryption
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Repository encryption
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-Repository encryption is enabled at repository encryption time::
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+Repository encryption is enabled at repository creation time::
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$ attic init --encryption=passphrase|keyfile PATH
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$ attic init --encryption=passphrase|keyfile PATH
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$ sshfs user@hostname:/path/to/folder /tmp/mymountpoint
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$ sshfs user@hostname:/path/to/folder /tmp/mymountpoint
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$ attic init /tmp/mymountpoint/repository.attic
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$ attic init /tmp/mymountpoint/repository.attic
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$ fusermount -u /tmp/mymountpoint
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$ fusermount -u /tmp/mymountpoint
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+However, be aware that sshfs doesn't fully implement POSIX locks, so
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+you must be sure to not have two processes trying to access the same
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+repository at the same time.
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