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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] how can find a file in the backup?
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Ben Escoto |
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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] how can find a file in the backup? |
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Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:57:06 -0800 |
>>>>> "FL" == Farkas Levente <address@hidden>
>>>>> wrote the following on Wed, 19 Mar 2003 13:40:09 +0100
FL> hi, we use rdiff-backup 11.4 nad our biggest problem that we
FL> can't find deleted files directories. suppose yesterday there
FL> was a file or directory which was deleted by someone. today I
FL> have to recover it from the backup. but he can't remember the
FL> exact name. i.e. "it was one of my mail folder called archive,
FL> but may be with capital A under some of my mail folder". so in
FL> this case howe can I find it? if the current active still not
FL> contain the directory or the file it's real hard to find it. is
FL> there any way to get a file list under a given directory? i.e.
FL> rdiff-backup -r 2D --list /mnt/backup/dir/ thanks in advance.
FL> yours.
Well, the file you're after will probably show up with
--list-changed-since if it isn't in the directory. You can also try
using 'find' on the /mnt/backup/rdiff-backup-data/increments/dir, like
find /mnt/back/rdiff-backup-data/increments/home/foo/Mail -name 'A.*'
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Ben Escoto
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