Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread Alvin Oga
On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: Hi, i backup my maildir directory every 3 days with 'konserve' ( kde backup utility) I've to delete manually older backups of these. The backup file look like this: Maildir-20050605182810.tar.gz if your saving every 3 days.. why are you using time in

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread mess-mate
Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | On Sun, 5 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: | | Hi, | i backup my maildir directory every 3 days with 'konserve' ( kde | backup utility) | I've to delete manually older backups of these. | The backup file look like this: Maildir-20050605182810.tar.gz | | if

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread Colin Ingram
'Maildir' is directory ( ~/Maildir/INBOX.debian ) I'm looking for a simple backup package independant of KDE. If you have a hint :) Founded kbackup but not what i need. Thanks for your help mess-mate -- Condense soup, not books! Check out dirvish It

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread Alvin Oga
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | save it as | | /backup/mon | /backup/tue | /backup/wed ... But can't save as /backup/mon, etc.. There is nochoice about the backup name except the primairy name = 'Maildir', with konserve. 'Maildir' is

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread David Jardine
On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 07:20:06AM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | save it as | | /backup/mon | /backup/tue | /backup/wed ... But can't save as /backup/mon, etc.. There is nochoice about the backup

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread mess-mate
David Jardine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 07:20:06AM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: | | | On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: | | Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | | | save it as | | | | /backup/mon | | /backup/tue | | /backup/wed | | ... | |

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-06 Thread David Jardine
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 01:06:15AM +0200, mess-mate wrote: David Jardine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 07:20:06AM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: | | | On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: | | Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | | | save it as | | | |

shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-05 Thread mess-mate
Hi, i backup my maildir directory every 3 days with 'konserve' ( kde backup utility) I've to delete manually older backups of these. The backup file look like this: Maildir-20050605182810.tar.gz Is there a utility to delete oldest backups automatically or must it done with a shell script ? The

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-05 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from mess-mate: I backup my maildir directory every 3 days with 'konserve' ( kde backup utility). I've to delete manually older backups of these. The backup file look like this: Maildir-20050605182810.tar.gz Is there a utility to delete oldest backups automatically or must it done

Re: shell cript deleting backups

2005-06-05 Thread Jan Leewe Behrendt
hmm, despite the fact that it was originally designed for logfiles... Isn't logrotate capable of doing exactly these things? hope it helps... Leewe Am Sonntag, 5. Juni 2005 20:02 schrieb mess-mate: Hi, i backup my maildir directory every 3 days with 'konserve' ( kde backup utility) I've to