SamK writes:

> I am struggling to create an archive from the command line.  The desired 
> outcome is to emulate the clicking of the "Start Archive" button in the web 
> page as this method is working perfectly.  The overall objective is to create 
> the archive as a cron job.
> 
> >From /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archive
> Extract Start
> # BackupPC_archive: Archive files for an archive client.
> #
> # DESCRIPTION
> #
> #   Usage: BackupPC_archive <user> <archiveclient> <reqFileName>
> Extract End
> 
> I cannot find the definitions of <user> <archiveclient> <reqFileName> and all 
> permutations of my guesses of what might be required have all failed.  Can 
> anyone help or indicate where the definitions are listed?

BackupPC_archive isn't very easy to use directly: reqFileName is the
path of a file (output from perl's Data::Dumper) with information
about what to archive.

BackupPC_archiveStart is much easier to use.  It creates a reqFile
and then tells the BackupPC server to run the archive.

Craig

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