Re: Problems with backup after using rdiff-backup-delete.py

On 11/29/19 1:10 PM, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
> Hi Robert Nichols,
> 
> Your contribution is welcome. There is a folder with user's contribution in
> rdiff-backup repositories. We could probably leave it their with some user
> warning. So either submit a Pull Request in github or send it here as
> attachment and will submit it for you.
> 
> https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/tree/master/tools/misc
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 1:54 PM Robert Nichols <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> I do have a fairly massive (~640 lines, ~550 non-comment) shell script
>> that I agree is ugly, but which has worked fine for me for quite a few
>> years (last modified 7 years ago) and successfully purges both specific
>> files and entire subtrees from an rdiff-backup archive. The principal
>> limitations are that it does not support long_filename_data (refuses to run
>> if any found) and does not handle Mac resource fork metadata (ignores it).
>> I'll send it to anyone who wants to try it, or I can put it up for comment
>> and/or ridicule if someone would tell me where and how to do that. All I
>> can guarantee is that if it eats any babies, those will be the first babies
>> it has ever eaten.
>>
>> --
>> Bob Nichols     "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
>>                   Do NOT delete it.

I've sent the script in private email to Patrik rather than force all the
list recipients to download it. Sorry about the delay. I've been very busy
lately.

-- 
Bob Nichols     "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
                 Do NOT delete it.