iAdd README - dedup - deduplicating backup program Err bitreich.org 70 hgit clone git://bitreich.org/dedup/ git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/dedup/ URL:git://bitreich.org/dedup/ git://enlrupgkhuxnvlhsf6lc3fziv5h2hhfrinws65d7roiv6bfj7d652fid.onion/dedup/ bitreich.org 70 1Log /scm/dedup/log.gph bitreich.org 70 1Files /scm/dedup/files.gph bitreich.org 70 1Refs /scm/dedup/refs.gph bitreich.org 70 1Tags /scm/dedup/tag bitreich.org 70 1README /scm/dedup/file/README.gph bitreich.org 70 1LICENSE /scm/dedup/file/LICENSE.gph bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1commit 2c954112417c5101887d3a789cfd97f44d875390 /scm/dedup/commit/2c954112417c5101887d3a789cfd97f44d875390.gph bitreich.org 70 1parent 4590e214c6140e6d71896c8133120ebc2af287a1 /scm/dedup/commit/4590e214c6140e6d71896c8133120ebc2af287a1.gph bitreich.org 70 hAuthor: sin URL:mailto:sin@2f30.org bitreich.org 70 iDate: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:20:07 +0000 Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iAdd README Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 iDiffstat: Err bitreich.org 70 i M Makefile | 2 +- Err bitreich.org 70 i A README | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Err bitreich.org 70 i--- Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile /scm/dedup/file/Makefile.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PREFIX = /usr/local Err bitreich.org 70 i SRC = dedup.c Err bitreich.org 70 i OBJ = dedup.o Err bitreich.org 70 i BIN = dedup Err bitreich.org 70 i-DISTFILES = $(SRC) LICENSE Makefile arg.h tree.h Err bitreich.org 70 i+DISTFILES = $(SRC) LICENSE Makefile README arg.h tree.h Err bitreich.org 70 i Err bitreich.org 70 i CFLAGS = -g -Wall Err bitreich.org 70 i CPPFLAGS = -I/usr/local/include Err bitreich.org 70 1diff --git a/README b/README /scm/dedup/file/README.gph bitreich.org 70 i@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ Err bitreich.org 70 i+dedup is a simple data deduplication program. It is designed to be Err bitreich.org 70 i+used in a pipeline with tar/gpg etc. Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+dedup only handles a single file at a time, so using tar is advised. Err bitreich.org 70 i+For example, to dedup a tar file you can invoked dedup as follows: Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+ tar cf - ~/bak | dedup Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+This will create a .{cache,index,store} in the current directory. The Err bitreich.org 70 i+store file contains all the unique blocks. The index file contains Err bitreich.org 70 i+all the revisions of files that have been deduplicated. Each revision Err bitreich.org 70 i+is identified by its SHA256 hash. The cache file is only used to Err bitreich.org 70 i+speed up block comparison. Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+To list all known revisions run: Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+ dedup -l Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+You will get a list of hashes. Each hash corresponds to a single file Err bitreich.org 70 i+(in this case, a tar archive). Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+To extract a file from the deduplicated store run: Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+ dedup -e > bak.tar Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+You can mix dedup with other programs like gpg(1). For example to Err bitreich.org 70 i+perform a remote backup you can use the following command: Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+ tar cf - ~/bak | gpg -c | ssh user@host dedup Err bitreich.org 70 i+ Err bitreich.org 70 i+Cheers, Err bitreich.org 70 i+sin Err bitreich.org 70 .