The KBACKUP User Manual Version 1.2.6

Karsten Ballüder
mailto:karsten@piobelix.physik.uni-karlsruhe.de

Copyright (C) 1995, 1996 Karsten Ballüder

KBACKUP is distributed with no warranty whatever. The author and any other contributors take no responsibility for the consequences of its use.

• This is SHAREWARE:
• Why register?
• Contents
• Introduction
  • Purpose of KBACKUP
  • Features
  • Compatibility
    • supported devices
      • Tape drives
      • Floppy disks
      • Block devices, ZIP drive
    • MULTIBUF and Compatibility
  • Limitations, Bugs
    • A problem with  tar(1)
  • Requirements
  • Operating Systems supported
  • Reliability... a warning
  • Further Information
    • Where to get those programs?
  • Changelog
    • Changes from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7
    • Changes from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6
    • Changes from 1.2.4 to 1.2.5
    • Changes from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4
    • Changes from 1.2.0 to 1.2.3
    • Changes from 1.1 to 1.2.0
• Making Backups
  • Creating a backup
  • Backup types
  • Incremental backups
• Restoring Backups
  • Restoring Backups
  • Selecting files for Restore operation
    • Restore all files from archive
    • Initialise editable list of files from contents directory
    • Initialise editable list of files from log file
• Other Actions
  •  Tape Operation --Menu
    • Rewind Tape
    • Try to Reset Tape Driver
    • Go to n-th Backup on Tape
    • Go to End of Written Data
    • Erase Tape
    • Retension Tape
    • Set tape offline: rewind and unload it
  • Other Actions
    • Verify Backup
    • Get Backup Size
    • View Archive Contents
    • View a Log file
    • Delete a Log file
    • Send a Bug Report
• Scheduled Operations
  • Introduction
  • The  Scheduling --Menu
    •  Set date and time
    •  Schedule a backup
    •  Schedule a restore
    •  Toggle Once Only flag
• Configurations
  • The rôle of Configurations
  • How to create a Configuration
  • Load a Configuration
  • Where to start?
    • Configuration Default
    • Configuration Floppy-and-Blockdevices
    • Configuration ZIPdrive
• Options Overview
  • Command Line Options
  • Options set from within KBACKUP
    • Set Parent Directory
    •  Configuration --Menu
    •  Set File Selection Parameters --Menu
    • Configure KBACKUP --Menu
    • Write a Configuration File
    • Load a Configuration File
    • Delete a Configuration File
    •  Set File Selection Parameters --Menu
      • Toggle Local Filesystem Mode
      • Toggle Incremental Mode
      • Set Date For Incremental Backup
      • Edit List of Files to Exclude
      • Set shell pattern for files to exclude
      • Set shell pattern for files to include
      • Toggle use of exclude/include patterns
      • Protect newer files during restore
      •  Set Advanced Options --Menu
    •  Configure KBACKUP

      --Menu

      • Create Report on Backup
      • Set Name of Editor to use
      • Follow Backup/Restore--Process on Screen
      • Toggle use of restore--log file
      • Set Compression/Encryption Mode
      • Toggle Use of Double Buffering
      • Set Memory Size for Double Buffering
      • Verify Archives After Writing
      •  Archive Type Menu
      • Change KBACKUP Directory
      •  Select device for backup --Menu
      •  Remote mode settings --Menu
      • Toggle use of remote mode
      • Set hostname to connect to
      • Set user to use for login
      • Verify whether settings work
      •  Multivolume Archives handling --Menu
      • Set Directory for Temporary Files
      • Set command for viewing online manual
    •  Select device for backup --Menu
      • Attempt to autodetect tape device
      • Check tape drive for compatibility
      • Set device type
      • Enter your own device/archive file
      • /dev/fd0 and /dev/fd1
      • Blockdev filesystem type
      • Blockdev make filesystem command
      •  Set floppy format --Menu
      • Set device for resetting driver
    •  Remote mode settings --Menu
      • What is it?
      • Toggle use of remote mode
      • Set hostname to connect to
      • Set user to use for login
      • Verify whether settings work
    •  Archive Type Menu
      • Use Afio
      • Use Tar
      • Set additional command line parameters for Afio
      • Set additional command line parameters for Tar
    •  Advanced Options --Menu
      • Backup Only Files Specified
      • Edit List of Files to Include in Backup
      • Initialise List of Files to include
      • Set Find Expert Mode
      • Set Find-Options
      • Set Option to Manually Edit List of Files
      • Toggle Directories--Only Flag
• The MULTIBUF Program
  • What is MULTIBUF ?
  • How does it work?
  • The  Multivolume Archive --Menu
    • Set MULTIBUF block size
    • Set number of MULTIBUF blocks per call
    • Use sequence information in MULTIBUF
  • MULTIBUF Command Line Options
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Introducing the FAQ
  • How can I... ?
    • Exclude a directory tree from backup?
    • Restore my files manually?
    • Restore a system no longer booting?
    • How can I use my removable hard disk?
  • Can I... ?
    • Can I make backups of my DOS partitions?
    • Can I make backups over the network?
  • Common problems
    • I cannot read or verify any tape archive.
    • I cannot restore my old archives.
    • I get ``No valid KBackup header''
    • My floppy streamer doesn't work (ftape)
• Copyright and Conditions of Use
  • Using KBackup at home:
  • Using KBackup in a commercial environment:
  • NO WARRANTY:
  • Distributions:
• Index
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