Re: [rdiff-backup-users] removing specific files older than

[Martin Pool]

On 18 Nov 2004, Sherrard Burton <address@hidden> wrote:
> my proposed solution:
> i would like to be able to use file selection criteria with 
> --remove-older-than so that i could shorten the time period for these 
> files, in essence only keeping a two or three day backup.

As far as I know rdiff-backup doesn't have this feature at the moment.

> other options:
> i am open to other suggestions that might accomplish the same thing.

Make two backups, using include and exclude options to put the
binaries in one and everything else in the other.  A bit kludgy and
slightly inefficient by terms of storing directories twice, but it
should work.  Roll one after 20 days and the other after 240.

-- 
Martin