add param prune and help in transfer.sh

README.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ RESTIC
 * encrypts data
 * deduplicates files
 * delete backups by rules to keep a count of hourly, daily, weekly, mothly, yearly backups
-* several backup targets (we currently use sftp:// http:// and file://)
+* several backup targets (we currently use sftp:// https:// and file://)
 
 ### control simoultanous backups ###
 
@@ -186,10 +186,66 @@ TODO: advanced stuff ... There is a possibility for directory based include and
 
 ### Setup the target ###
 
-incl. test transfer to storage
+Edit **jobs/transfer.job**. This file handles the transfer of local directories
+to a backup target. You find comments in the config.
+
+By default the backp tool "restic" is activated (and recommended). You can switch to duplicity
+if you feel familiar with it.
+
+`bin = restic`
+
+Create a repository base directory with the wanted protocol. This step has to be done
+once for all systems you want to backup. The IML Backup will create a subdirectory
+with the hostname for its backups. Set your target in storage:
+
+`storage = sftp://backup@storage.example.com//netshare/backup`
 
 ## Production usage ##
 
+Edit **jobs/transfer.job**.
+
+Set a password to encrypt local data with it. Each system should have its own password.
+Use a long password - i.e. 128 characters.
+Save your password list - if you loose it you cannot restore data anymore.
+
+`passphrase = EnterYourSecretHere`
+
+Change the restore path if needed. A restore does not overwrite the current files.
+
+`restore-path = /restore`
+
+Then have a look to the section with variables that have the prefix of bin = ... (restic_... or duplicity_...).
+
+The index files are stored in $HOME. Because /root partition could be to small for
+systems with many files (fileserver) you can put the index somewhere else:
+
+`*_cachedir = ...`
+
+With this loglevel you get a list of new or changed files in the log:
+
+`restic_verbose = 2`
+
+You can set a tag that is set for backups by script.
+
+`restic_tag = imlbackup`
+
+The mount of backup sets is a restic feature. After mounting a backup there
+you can browse via filesystem through backups and timestamps.
+
+`restic_mountpoint = /mnt/restore`
+
+Define how many backups you wanto to keep. After the backup of a directory
+the cleanup strategy will be applied.
+
+```
+# prune 
+restic_keep-hourly = 100
+restic_keep-daily = 90
+restic_keep-weekly = 12
+restic_keep-monthly = 12
+restic_keep-yearly = 10
+```
+
 ### setup backup times ###
 
 ### Create a cronjob ###

transfer.sh

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #   transfer.sh       - incremental backup
 #   transfer.sh full  - full backup
 #   transfer.sh dumps - transfer local dumps only
+#   transfer.sh prune - cleanup backup data
+#   transfer.sh help  - show help
 #
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ah - Axel Hahn <axel.hahn@iml.unibe.ch>
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
 # 2020-02-25  ah,ds, v1.11 fix test -z with non existing vars; show final backup status
 # 2021-01-29  ah,ds, v1.12 abort on empty passphrase
 # 2021-05-19  ah,ds, v2.0  plugin driven to support multiple backup tools (duplicity + restic)
+# 2021-12-02  ah     v2.1  added parameter "prune" to cleanup only
 # ================================================================================
 
 
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@
   . `dirname $0`/inc_bash.sh
 
   typeset -i rc=0
+  typeset -i doBackup=1
+  typeset -i doPrune=1
+
   if [ ! -r "${DIRFILE}" -o ! -r "${STORAGEFILE}" ]; then
     echo "SKIP backup of local files - one of the files is not readable (no error): ${DIRFILE} | ${STORAGEFILE}"
     exit 0
@@ -104,7 +110,26 @@
 # MAIN
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+  if [ "$1" = "help" -o "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "-?" ]; then
+    echo "HELP:
+
+  Transfer local files to a backup target.
+
+    target       ${STORAGE_BASEDIR}
+    backup tool  $STORAGE_BIN
 
+  PARAMETERS:
+    transfer.sh       - incremental backup
+    transfer.sh full  - full backup
+    transfer.sh dumps - transfer local dumps only
+    transfer.sh prune - cleanup backup data only (no backup)
+    transfer.sh help  - show this help (works with -h and -? too)
+    "
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  if [ "$1" = "prune" ]; then
+    doBackup=0
+  fi
 
   h1 `date` TRANSFER LOCAL DATA TO STORAGE                      | tee -a $transferlog
 
@@ -269,7 +294,9 @@
 
         # --- backup
         h3 "`date` Backup ${mydir}"
-
+        if [ $doBackup -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "SKIP backup"
+        else
           sCmd="$( t_backupDirGetCmdBackup )"
           echo "what:    ${mydir}"
           echo "target:  ${sTarget}"
@@ -292,13 +319,18 @@
             echo DIR OK ${mydir} was successful.
           fi
           color reset
+        fi
         echo
 
 
         # --- post action
         h3 "`date` POST backup task for ${mydir}"
+        if [ $doPrune -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "SKIP prune"
+        else
           t_backupDirDoPostTasks
           echo
+        fi
         echo
 
       else