NAME
expirebackups - list old backups
SYNOPSIS
expirebackups [keep_this_many] path
DESCRIPTION
Checks the given path for backups generated by simplebackup(1). If
more than keep_this_many generations of a backup are found, the oldest
files are printed to stdout. These files can then be deleted, leaving
keep_this_many generations of every backup unharmed.
OPTIONS
keep_this_many
The number of files to keep of every backup. Default value is
4.
path The path to check for backups. Only files matching a pattern
like hostname-YYYYMMDD.tar.gz are considered backup files.
SEE ALSO
simplebackup(1), simplebackup.conf(5)
AUTHOR
expirebackups was written by Christian Garbs <mitch@cgarbs.de>.
COPYRIGHT
expirebackups is licensed under GNU GPL.