Re: coding an Application in perl

On 02/24/2016 04:41 PM, Jean-Louis Martineau wrote:

> I added the following text to the wiki page:
> The '''-record''' option tell the application to record the backup it
> did with all the information it require to be able to do incremental at
> the same or higher level during the next backup. The application can
> record that information in the format it want and where it want. eg.
>   DUMP program use /etc/dumpdates
>   amgtar use a different file for each dle and level, they are stored on
> the client in the GNUTAR-LISTDIR directory.
> A good location is below the $amdatadir directory


I looked in Amanda::Paths and there is a variable there,
$localstatedir - would that be a good choice?  Or is that
intended for something else?

-Chap