[Dirvish] Backup strategy for a home computer

[Johannes Kastl]

Am 30.08.2006 12:45 schrieb Steve Ramage:

> In that example you'll notice that:
> 
> #       MIN HR    DOM MON       DOW  STRFTIME_FMT
> 	*   *     *   *         1    +3 months
> 	*   *     1-7 *         1    +1 year
> 	*   *     1-7 1,4,7,10  1
> 	*   10-20 *   *         *    +4 days
> #	*   *     *   *         2-7  +15 days

Ill have a look at it, but at a quick glance I see one problem:

What if my computer didnt boot on 1st to 7th of a month?

> the third 2nd line and the third line overlap. Basically the second line
> is for the first monday of all months, the second is the first monday of
                  ^^^^^^^^
I thought DOW 1 was sunday?

> months January, April, July, October.  I'm not sure if the third line
> works because it is after the second line, or if it is more specific.
> Ultimatetly I don't know what would happen if you backed up on a monday
> between 10 and 20 (not the first monday). (So that the 1st and 4th line
> conflict).

I think I can build up a small file that just fits my need as far as
possible. And I think it is better to keep to much backups than to
delete to much of them. ;-)

OJ
-- 
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
(Benjamin Franklin, 1759)

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