STOREBA...TEDMODE(1)

📦 version 3.5.2, in nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, opensuse-leap 16.0

💅 storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl — the manual page, but make it bestie ✨

okay so this is the storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl page from the User Contributed Perl Documentation section. it's genuinely iconic if you're the kind of girlie who does incremental backups on a memory stick while traveling. no cap. 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl — copies the last storeBackup meta data of a series to, like, a stick 💖

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so what this does is it copies the meta data of a backup to another filesystem (a memory stick is the classic vibe here 🦋). and it optionally generates a customised version of the storeBackup configuration file. you can use this to generate incremental backups, eg. during travel. then those get integrated into the full backup via storeBackupMergeIsolatedBackup.pl and storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl. the way this fits together is honestly highkey satisfying 💜

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

if you're going based on a configuration file:

storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl -f configFile -t targetDir
                            [-S series] [-g newConfigFile]
                            [-e explicitBackup] [-v] [-F]

if you're going with no configuration file:

storeBackupSetupIsolatedMode.pl -b backupDir -t targetDir
                            [-S series] [-e explicitBackup] [-v] [-F]

🦋 OPTIONS 🦋

  • --configFile, -f — the (original, non-isolated mode) configuration file to copy for isolated mode. it's also used to get the value for backupDir and series. you can also use an already generated configuration file to repeat the set up with the same configuration as in the past. like, recycling but for configs, we love to see it ♻️
  • --targetDir, -t — the directory where to write the new configuration file for isolated mode. also, the series directory is created in targetDir and the meta data from the last backup in backupDir is copied to targetDir/series. it's giving "one directory, many jobs" 💅
  • --generate, -g — the (path and) file name of the configuration file to generate. the default is isolate-<name specified at --configFile> in the same directory as configFile. honestly a cute default 🎀
  • --backupDir, -b — backup directory from which meta data have to be copied, eg. on an usb stick. if more than one series exists in this backup, you have to specify option series too. so like, don't skip that part bestie 🫶
  • --series, -S — series of which meta data have to be copied to targetDir. has to be specified if more than one series exist in backupDir. it's required, not optional, so read it before you run it 💀
  • --explicitBackup, -e — explicit Backup which has to be copied. the default is the last backup of the specified series. so if you don't say anything, it just grabs the last one ✨
  • --verbose, -v — generate verbose messages. turn it up, we want the receipts 🌸
  • --force, -F — force usage of last backup (with lateLinks), even if it has not been completed with storeBackupUpdateBackup.pl. this is the spicy one 🔥
ngl, <red>-F</red> is a whole vibe but treat it with respect — you're forcing a backup that hasn't been completed, so only do it on purpose, iykyk 😭

Copyright (c) 2012-2022 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README). Published under the GNU General Public License v3 or any later version. slay and properly licensed, periodt 💅

and that's the whole page bestie 🫶 this was perl v5.34.0, dated 2022-03-20. go forth and back up your isolated mode with confidence, fr fr 💖

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