Difference between revisions of "Backups"

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   . /etc/restic-init
 
   . /etc/restic-init
 
   restic snapshots
 
   restic snapshots
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== Deleting old snapshots ==
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Substitute `2021-12` with the month (or months) for which you want to keep a full history
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  for snap in `restic snapshots -c | grep maine | sed -e 's!.* !!' | grep -v -- '-01$' | grep -v '2021-12'`
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  do
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    restic forget --path /var/backup/snapshot/latest --tag $snap --keep-last=-1
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  done
  
 
== Pruning old history ==
 
== Pruning old history ==

Revision as of 16:03, 31 December 2021

Listing previous snapshots

 sudo -i
 . /etc/restic-init
 restic snapshots

Deleting old snapshots

Substitute `2021-12` with the month (or months) for which you want to keep a full history

 for snap in `restic snapshots -c | grep maine | sed -e 's!.* !!' | grep -v -- '-01$' | grep -v '2021-12'`
 do
   restic forget --path /var/backup/snapshot/latest --tag $snap --keep-last=-1
 done

Pruning old history

Note: This will also trim the size of the /root/.cache/restic directory

 sudo -i
 . /etc/restic-init
 restic prune