NAME

       svn-fast-backup - very fast backup for Subversion fsfs repositories.

SYNOPSIS

       svn-fast-backup [-q] [-k{N|all}] [-f] [-t] [-s] repos_path backup_dir

DESCRIPTION

       svn-fast-backup  uses  rsync snapshots for very fast backup of a Subversion fsfs repository at repos_path
       to backup_dir/repos-rev, the latest revision number in the repository.  Multiple fsfs backups share  data
       via  hardlinks,  so  old  backups  are  almost  free,  since a newer revision of a repository is almost a
       complete superset of an older revision.

       This is good for replacing incremental log-dump+restore-style  backups  because  it  is  just  as  space-
       conserving  and  even  faster;  there is no inter-backup state (old backups are essentially caches); each
       backup directory is self-contained.  It has the same command-line interface as svn-hot-backup(1) (if  you
       use --force), but only works for fsfs repositories.

       svn-fast-backup  keeps  64  backups by default and deletes backups older than these; this can be adjusted
       with the -k option.

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
              Shows some brief help text.

       -q, --quiet
              Quieter-than-usual operation.

       -k, --keep=N
              Keep a specified number of backups; the default is to keep 64.

       -k, --keep=all
              Do not delete any old backups at all.

       -f, --force
              Make a new backup even if one with the current revision exists.

       -t, --trace
              Show actions.

       -s, --simulate
              Don't perform actions.

AUTHOR

       Voluntary contributions made by many individuals.  Copyright © 2006 CollabNet.

                                                   2006-11-09                                 svn-fast-backup(1)