# # EXAMPLE: incremental backup of users' files # # # The title gets shown to the user prior to asking for confirmation to # proceed title: HOME BACKUP # The device to back up to; in this case SCSI tape drive device: /dev/st0 # The cycle in this case is a full backup followed by only changed files # followed only by files that changed since that most recent backup ... # and then back to a full backup. cycle: 0 1 2 3 # Backup with cpio method: cpio_crc_st # A script to calculate the size of the backup size: /usr/local/lib/pibu/home.size # We're backing up to tape so let's check the tape is not write-protected # and rewound options: tapechecks # Here's what we actually want to backup roots: /home roots: /var/spool/mail roots: /etc/passwd roots: /etc/group # But don't bother backing up what's in lost+found exclude: .*/lost\+found/.*