From: Alexander Barton Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 09:19:33 +0000 (+0200) Subject: README.md: Use "job definition" instead of "system definition" X-Git-Url: https://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=backup-script.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=dbff329225555dc6ce284cac4a800188f2f5f408 README.md: Use "job definition" instead of "system definition" --- diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 43e5205..ef3ee97 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Homepage: https://github.com/alexbarton/backup-script Backup all or individual systems. -Usage: `backup-script [] [ [ [...]]]` +Usage: `backup-script [] [ [ [...]]]` Options: @@ -20,19 +20,19 @@ Options: - `-t TAG`, `--tag TAG`: Only run jobs with tag TAG (see "tags" variable below). - `-x`, `--no-exec`: Don't run global setup-, pre-, and post-exec commands. -When no *system* is given, all defined systems are backed up. +When no *job* is given, all defined jobs are run. ### backup-script-wrapper -Backup all systems and mail the report to "root". +Backup all systems ("run all jobs") and mail the report to "root". -Usage: `backup-script-wrapper []` +Usage: `backup-script-wrapper []` ### backup-status Show information about backups. -Usage: `backup-status [-q] [ [ [...]]]` +Usage: `backup-status [-q] [ [ [...]]]` Options: @@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ Options: Show "relevant" differences in system configuration between backup generations. -Usage: `backup-audit [-q] [-v] [ [ [...]]]` +Usage: `backup-audit [-q] [-v] [ [ [...]]]` Options: -- `-q`: *quiet mode*, don't show systems without "relevant" changes. +- `-q`: *quiet mode*, don't show jobs without "relevant" changes. - `-v`: *verbose mode*, show all checks that are run. @@ -56,20 +56,20 @@ All default configuration variables are read from the first file found of this list: `/usr/local/etc/backup-scrupt.conf`, `/etc/backup-script.conf` or from `/etc/backup-script.d/backup-script.conf` (deprecated). -All systems which should be backed-up are configured using individual files +All jobs that should be backed-up are configured using individual files in the configuration directory, which is `/usr/local/etc/backup-script.d/` or `/etc/backup-script.d/` by default (whichever is found first), and can be specified using the `conf_d` variable in the main configuration file. -The must be one file for each system to backup (files ending in `*.sh` are +The must be one job file for each system to backup (files ending in `*.sh` are skipped, as well as files named `backup-script.conf`). Please avoid spaces and other "special" characters! The filename is used as hostname for the system by default, but this can be overwritten using the `system` configuration variable. Variables in `backup-script.conf` must be prefixed with `default_` to define -default values for all systems. +default values for all jobs. -All defaults can be overwritten in the individual system configuration files. +All defaults can be overwritten in the individual job configuration files. For example: @@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ Default: "running-config". ### [default_]target -Local backup directory. The backup of each system is stored in a folder named -like the system (see `system` variable) inside of this target directory. +Local backup directory. The backup data of each job is stored in a folder named +like the job (see `system` variable) inside of this target directory. *Note:* There is *no* default, you have to specify this variable, for example as `default_target` in the `backups-script.conf` file! @@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ variables: - 1: Unspecific Error! - 2: Usage information has been shown. -- 3: Can't read system definition +- 3: Can't read job definition - 4: PID-file exists! - 5: Pre-exec command failed! -- 6: There have been systems with errors! +- 6: There have been jobs with errors! - 7: Not all jobs were run! - 9: Aborted (CTRL-C)!