X-Git-Url: https://git.alrj.org/?p=brioche.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;fp=README;h=5c17e901992f1324e3ca4429d1e97058ce93ef7b;hp=7e33dcdd4fa09f01a35f1e8b7456c1d8b0b5e986;hb=246c5f529f37ead42f2f8bd57481db1ab30e92bd;hpb=4d0592d092faf49006eac51d2233102f22c81068 diff --git a/README b/README index 7e33dcd..5c17e90 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. HTML version generated with rst2html -t README > README.html + ============== Brioche Backup ============== @@ -28,16 +30,17 @@ with incremental or differential backups, most of them rely on some filesystem 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 =============== @@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ or get the latest development version with the following git command:: 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``. @@ -190,11 +193,12 @@ author : Amand Tihon . Please include as much information as possible in your report. + References ========== -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/