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From: Sylvain Beucler
Subject: [Savannah-cvs] administration/lists pending_projects_to_keep.txt
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:48:08 -0500

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/administration
Module name:    administration
Branch:         
Changes by:     Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>        04/11/22 22:42:24

Modified files:
        lists          : pending_projects_to_keep.txt 

Log message:
        fixed tarback's description

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/administration/administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt.diff?tr1=1.549&tr2=1.550&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt
diff -u administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt:1.549 
administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt:1.550
--- administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt:1.549     Mon Nov 22 
22:34:14 2004
+++ administration/lists/pending_projects_to_keep.txt   Mon Nov 22 22:42:23 2004
@@ -269,27 +269,27 @@
 tarback
 
 Submitted Description:
-TARBACK is a Perl script for managing and making automated periodic back ups 
of nominated files and directories on to tape. It uses the TAR archive utility, 
with GZIP compression. In use it is controlled by a configuration file which 
defines the directori
-
-
-
-es to be backed up, and the frequency. TARBACK is released under the GPL. 
TARBACK consists of two separate scripts. The first, called "tarback", is 
relatively small. It is a scheduler, containing a timer and trigger, and is 
meant to run in the background 
-
-
-
-continuously. In this automatic mode tarback looks at the configuration file 
at hourly intervals to see whether a back up is due. If one is, tarback calls 
"tarbackmain", the larger second script of TARBACK, which carries out the back 
up with appropriate p
-
-
-
-rompts to the user, such as to mount the tape. After a back up is complete, 
tarbackmain drops out and control returns to tarback. The scheduler can 
tolerate late (or missed) backups. TARBACK may be also be run manually, and the 
user may enter the configur
-
-
-
-ation mode for setting up and modifying the back up schedules. It is also 
possible to force a back up ahead of schedule in this mode. If a backup is due, 
the user may load the tape but set a delay of a some hours, so that the actual 
backup is done at nigh
-
-
-
-t for example. The Home Page for TARBACK is http://www.tarback.uklinux.net, on 
which there is a link to the Download Page for the source.
+TARBACK is a Perl script for managing and making automated periodic
+back ups of nominated files and directories on to tape. It uses the
+TAR archive utility, with GZIP compression. In use it is controlled by
+a configuration file which defines the directories to be backed up,
+and the frequency. TARBACK is released under the GPL. TARBACK consists
+of two separate scripts. The first, called "tarback", is relatively
+small. It is a scheduler, containing a timer and trigger, and is meant
+to run in the background continuously. In this automatic mode tarback
+looks at the configuration file at hourly intervals to see whether a
+back up is due. If one is, tarback calls "tarbackmain", the larger
+second script of TARBACK, which carries out the back up with
+appropriate prompts to the user, such as to mount the tape. After a
+back up is complete, tarbackmain drops out and control returns to
+tarback. The scheduler can tolerate late (or missed) backups. TARBACK
+may be also be run manually, and the user may enter the configuration
+mode for setting up and modifying the back up schedules. It is also
+possible to force a back up ahead of schedule in this mode. If a
+backup is due, the user may load the tape but set a delay of a some
+hours, so that the actual backup is done at night for example. The
+Home Page for TARBACK is http://www.tarback.uklinux.net, on which
+there is a link to the Download Page for the source.
 
 Required software:
 perl tar gzip mt wall
@@ -350,4 +350,3 @@
 
 Required software:
 Qt3 library
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