Commands

The following is a list of the help messages for all available commands:

• help
• backup
• compress
• diff
• info
• list
• restore

eloy help

Usage: eloy.sh <subcommand> [path/to/eloy.cf]
Type 'eloy.sh help <subcommand>' for help on a specific subcommand.

Available subcommands:
   backup
   compress
   diff (d)
   help (?, h)
   info (i)
   list (l)
   restore (r)

Project homepage: http://evaserver.com/projects/eloy/

eloy backup

backup: create a new backup.
usage: backup [path/to/eloy.cf]

   Creates an initial backup, if no current backup is available.
   Otherwise a partial backup is created automatically.

   It is recommended to setup a cron job to create at least one
   backup per day. If you would like to backup your system every
   hour, you should use the compress subcommand to reduce the
   hourly backups after 24 hours.

Valid options:
   -l 	         : write output to logfile

eloy compress

compress: delete older backups.
usage: compress [path/to/eloy.cf]

   Deletes all but one backup of each day. If COMPRESS_KEEP_BACKUPS
   is not zero, Eloy also deletes old backups if there are more
   than COMPRESS_KEEP_BACKUPS backups, todays backups not included.

   It is recommended to use this command in a cron job which is
   executed every day in the hour before midnight. That way, all
   backups of at least the last 24 hours are kept and older backups
   are reduced to one per day.

Valid options:
   -l 	         : write output to logfile
   -m recipient  : email logfile to recipient and archive logfile

eloy diff

diff (d): compare a file with a backup.
usage: diff <filename> [path/to/eloy.cf]

   Compares the file with <filename> in the current directory with
   the last change that is available in the backup.

Valid options:
   -b backup     : compare the file with this backup

eloy info

info (i): print information about the Eloy setup.
usage: info [path/to/eloy.cf]

eloy list

list (l): list backups.
usage: list [path/to/eloy.cf]

   Lists all files that have changed in the backup history.

Valid options:
   -c count      : list <count> backups (defaults to 5)
   -f filename   : filter by <filename>

eloy restore

restore (r): restore a file from the backup.
usage: restore <filename> [path/to/eloy.cf]

   Restores the file with <filename> in the current directory with
   the last change that is available in the backup.
   Use the diff command to see the changes made between the current
   version and the backup.

Valid options:
   -b backup     : restore the file from this backup