Air Cleaner User Manual

mkdirback
Purpose
Backs up specified files or directories.
Syntax
 mkdirback -v
-x
-b ″size″
-c ″termdev″
-d ″description″
-e
-h ″hostname″
-i
-I “ID”
-m ″days″
-n
-O
-p
-r
-U ″host″
-f ″device″
-f ″directory″ -I ″ID″
-f ″file″


directory or file 
Description
The mkdirback command is used to back up specific files or directories. You must
choose a starting directory to back up that directory and any sub-directories.
You can specify a single directory or multiple directories to include all of those
directories in a single backup. You can also specify specific filenames to back up
only those files. Filenames must be specified relative to the root directory by
preceding the filename with a slash (/).
The backup can be performed to a tape drive, virtual device, or disk image file.
When specifying a disk image file, you can enter the full pathname of the file to
create or overwrite. When doing so, the filename must begin with the prefix “FD”.
to indicate the file is a file/directory backup. You can also specify only the backup
directory and a unique ID. When doing so, a filename is created for you. Refer to
“Backups to Disk Image Files” on page 2-6 for information on the filename created.
If you are creating a file and a file by the same name already exists, specify the -O
option to overwrite the existing file.
The backup can also be performed to a remote device, virtual device, or disk
image file. If Remote Services has been configured on both the local and server
system using the cfgremsvs command, and you have defined a backup device on
the server for this system using the cfgremaccess command, then you can also
select a hostname using the -h option. The backup will then be written to the device
or filename on the specified server, provided the server has enabled this system
access to the specified device or directory.
Files, or files within directories, that are specified in the exclude list are not backed
up with this command. See chexcludelist command for information on creating
exclude lists.
Appendix A. Commands A-29