Interactive mode
If this option is enabled, BackupST will go into
interative mode. It will first read the archive index and
then enter a little subshell. The following command
are available:
- ls [directory]
- dir [directory]
This command will list the contents of a
directory. If you don't specify a directory,
the current directory is listed by instead.
By default, no files are extracted in
interactive mode. Only the files specifically
'added' (see command add) by the user are
extracted. Files to be extracted are marked by
a '+'. Directories are marked by a '
\'.
Directories are never marked by a '+', only
the contents of a directory is.
If you list the contents of a directory, you
see the contents of a fictive disk. There is
absolute no relation with the current contents
of the hard disk.
This so fictive disk has a root directory
under which all disks are mounted. If you type
'ls' at the root level you probably only see
the volume label(s) of the disks you have
stored in this archive. If only one 'disk' is
available, an automatic 'cd disk' will be done
when the program is started.
- ll [directory]
The 'll' command will make a long directory
listing. (see ls)
- quit
- stop
- exit
This will abort the program without extracting
the marked files.
- help [command]
- h [command]
This command gives a list of all commands
available. If an argument is given, an
explanation of this command is given.
- cd [directory]
- chdir [directory]
Change directory to 'directory'. If no
argument is given, the new directory is the
root directory of the ramdirectory.
- add [files]
Add files to the list of files to be extracted. If
the argument is a directory, all files in this
directory are added to the list. Regular
expressions are also valid. Added files are
marked by a '+' in front of the filename in a
'ls' command. (see 'ls')
- rm [files]
Opposite of add command. Same syntax.
- extract
- retrieve
- go
Retrieve all marked files from the archive.