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authorbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2005-08-08 03:53:50 +0000
committerbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2005-08-08 03:53:50 +0000
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downloadrdiff-backup-54f02ea7da4223001b22e2f0b8c9427f1cdadd1b.tar.gz
Keith Edmunds's patch adding --create-full-path
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@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ Compare a directory with the backup set at the given time. This can
be useful to see how archived data differs from current data, or to
check that a backup is current.
.TP
+.BI "--create-full-path"
+Normally only the final directory of the destination path will be
+created if it does not exist. With this option, all missing directories
+on the destination path will be created. Use this option with care: if
+there is a typo in the remote path, the remote filesystem could fill up
+very quickly (by creating a duplicate backup tree). For this reason
+this option is primarily aimed at scripts which automate backups.
+.TP
.BI "--current-time " seconds
This option is useful mainly for testing. If set, rdiff-backup will
it for the current time instead of consulting the clock. The argument