+.. HTML version generated with rst2html -t README > README.html
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Brioche Backup
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capabilities, like *hard-linking*. If the only remote location available to
store the backups is an FTP server, this is not a solution.
Brioche relies on GNU tar's ``--listed-incremental`` option to create *real*
-differential[#diff]_ archives.
-
-.. [#diff] Each differential backup is based upon the last *full* backup, unlike
- incremental, which are based upon the last (full or incremental)
- backup.
+differential [#diff]_ archives.
A second feature that makes Brioche interresting is the ability to use LVM
snapshots. In the case of a Xen setup where the domUs use logical volumes as
partitions, Brioche is able to backup everything from the dom0.
+
+.. [#diff] Each differential backup is based upon the last *full* backup, unlike
+ incremental, which are based upon the last (full or incremental) backup.
+
+
Getting Brioche
===============
You can download the tarball from http://www.alrj.org/projects/brioche
or get the latest development version with the following git command::
- git clone http://git.alrj.org/brioche.git
+ git clone http://git.alrj.org/git/brioche.git
Installation
============
-Copy the three files ``brioche``, `` brioche.conf`` and ``briochetab`` where
+Copy the three files ``brioche``, ``brioche.conf`` and ``briochetab`` where
you like, and set the ``CONFIG_FILE`` variable in the ``brioche`` script
accordingly. If needed, run ``chmod +x /path/to/brioche``.
as possible in your report.
+
References
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-GNU tar documentation : http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/
-LVM documentation and links : http://sourceware.org/lvm2/
+- GNU tar documentation : http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/
+- LVM documentation and links : http://sourceware.org/lvm2/