Re: [Duplicity-talk] Searching for a specific file in the backups

[Jacob]

On Tue, 20 May 2008 21:33:12 +0200
Olivier Croquette <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> Let's say I have deleted a file by mistake, and I don't know when. I 
> just know its name or its path
> 
> How could I find the latest backup of it?
> Is there any other solution than to extract all file names of all 
> backups and grep on them?

No, not automatically anyway. You'll have to grope around with the 
--restore-time argument (shorthand is -t). I recommend starting at a time when 
you know the file existed, and then move forward until you find the backup in 
which the file is no longer listed.

There might be a way to patch duplicity so it can scan each backup from a 
starting point and report whether or not the file existed in each date.