Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Find size of file in Job

2008-06-22 23:21:07
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Find size of file in Job
From: James Austin <zx_viper_xz AT hotmail DOT com>
To: <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:20:49 +1000
> List Files JobID=xxxx works for me (Version: 1.38.11 (28 June 2006)).  
This only provides me with a list of files and the total amount, I am trying to find the size on a file by file basis.
 
James.




> From: cmr AT amsent DOT com
> To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:17:13 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Find size of file in Job
>
> James,
>
> On Fri 20 June 2008 21:49, James Austin wrote:
> > I have been noticing that my nightly incremental backups have been quite
> > large (>300 meg) when not much data is being changed. I am assuming that
> > this is due to the size of the log files in /var/log.
> >
> > I was wondering:
> >
> > 1. Using bconsole, how do you get a list of files and their sizes stored in
> > an incremental backup, I can find the list of files using the query command
> > but I cannot find any way for displaying the size of the files.
> >
> > This is very important as I need to be able to see what is being backed up,
> > and at what cost (transfer/storage).
>
> List Files JobID=xxxx works for me (Version: 1.38.11 (28 June 2006)).
>
> > 2. Are there any recommendations for handling the /var/log folder,
> > something along the lines of truncating the files so that only the last
> > 500k, or only the last 100000 lines are copied?
> >
> > 3. Would any of you recommend excluding the /var/log folder?
> >
> > James.
>
> cmr
>
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