Re: Definition of dump levels?

["bostonlinuxandunix" <user=37@nabble.blu.org>]

 Level N dumps everything with a last-modified date after the date 
of Level N-1 as found in /etc/dumpdates, where N >= 1. 

Level 0 always dumps everything; it doesn't have to look at 
/etc/dumpates, since by definition there are no dump levels 
below 0. 


On Jan 5, 2008 8:32 AM, Scott Ehrlich <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> I've seen so many references to dump levels, but none of them, including the 
> man page, actually says what, specifically, each level covers. 
> 
> For example, a level 0 would presumably back up everything.  But will it still 
> do so if I perform a level 0 today, update /etc/dumpdates, then perform another 
> level 0 just after, and no files have changed? 
> 
> What about the other levels?  What do they do? 
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> Scott 
> 
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