== rsnapshot wrapper bash scripts ==
This script is installed to <code>/usr/libexec/backup-utils/writeDate.pl</code> by the <code>sys-apps/sst-backup-utils</code> package. This is a very simple script, it simply writes the current date and time to a file on the backup server before the rsnapshots rotates the backup. This date is used by the Sepiola Online Backup Client to display the iterations and their dates.
* Pod documentation:
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NAME
writeDate.pl
DESCRIPTION
This script writes the current date and time into the file for each
backup before the rsnapshots rotates the backup. This information is
used by the Sepiola Online Backup Client.
The configuration file for this script is stored under
/etc/backup-utils/writeDate.conf
The script uses syslog for logging purposes.
Command Line Interface (CLI) parameters:
-C configfile
The configuration file.
-U uid
The user id.
-d debug
Turns the debug mode on.
-h help
This online help.
USAGE
writeDate.pl [-C configuration_file] [-U uid] [-d debug] [-h help]
CREATED
2007-09-16 michael.eichenberger@stepping-stone.ch created
VERSION
2013-09-01 michael.eichenberger@stepping-stone.ch updated to reflect
changes in the new backup environment
2007-09-16 michael.eichenberger@stepping-stone.ch created
INCORPORATED CODE
Incorporate code with use:
warnings;
strict;
Config::IniFiles;
Getopt::Std;
Sys::Syslog;
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