dss: Make argument of parse_config_file() a boolean.

[dss.git] / INSTALL

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 182d58ca1cced093ad5875071933b7949bae0124..db3d1c56386bb4c117c333adbe84c4694664c9e9 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 Type
 
 Type
 

-       make
+               make

 
 

-in the dss source directory to build the dss executable and copy it to
-some directory that is included in your PATH, e.g. to $HOME/bin or to
-/usr/local/bin.
+in the dss source directory to build the dss executable and copy it
+to some directory that is included in your PATH, e.g. to `$HOME/bin`
+or to `/usr/local/bin`.

 
 

-Note that https://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt/gengetopt.html (gnu gengetopt)
+Note that [gnu
+gengetopt](https://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt/gengetopt.html)

 is required to compile dss.
 
 Optionally, type
 
 is required to compile dss.
 
 Optionally, type
 

-        make man
+                make man

 
 to create the man page of dss. This invokes help2man so make sure
 that help2man is installed on your system. Note that the man page is
 
 to create the man page of dss. This invokes help2man so make sure
 that help2man is installed on your system. Note that the man page is

-just the nroff variant of the output of "dss --detailed-help".
+just the nroff variant of the output of `dss --detailed-help`.

 
 dss is known to compile on Linux, MacOS, Solaris, FreeBSD and
 NetBSD. However, it is run-tested only on Linux.
 
 
 dss is known to compile on Linux, MacOS, Solaris, FreeBSD and
 NetBSD. However, it is run-tested only on Linux.
 

-Also make sure that http://rsync.samba.org/ (rsync) is installed on
+Also make sure that [rsync](http://rsync.samba.org/) is installed on

 your system. Version 2.6.1 or newer is required.
 
 Examples:
 your system. Version 2.6.1 or newer is required.
 
 Examples:


@@ -28,30 +29,30 @@ Examples:
 
 Suppose you'd like to create snapshots of the existing directory
 
 
 Suppose you'd like to create snapshots of the existing directory
 

-       /foo/bar
+               /foo/bar

 
 in the directory
 
 
 in the directory
 

-       /baz/qux.
+               /baz/qux.

 
 Create the config file
 
 
 Create the config file
 

-       ~/.dssrc
+               ~/.dssrc

 
 that contains the values for the source and the destination directories
 as follows:
 
 
 that contains the values for the source and the destination directories
 as follows:
 

-       echo 'source-dir "/foo/bar"' > ~/.dssrc
-       echo 'dest-dir "/baz/qux"' >> ~/.dssrc
+               echo 'source-dir "/foo/bar"' > ~/.dssrc
+               echo 'dest-dir "/baz/qux"' >> ~/.dssrc

 
 Then execute the commands
 
 
 Then execute the commands
 

-       mkdir /baz/qux
-       dss --run
+               mkdir /baz/qux
+               dss --run

 
 In order to print the list of all snapshots created so far, use
 
 
 In order to print the list of all snapshots created so far, use
 

-       dss --ls
+               dss --ls

 
 Yes, it's really that easy.
 
 
 Yes, it's really that easy.
 


@@ -60,31 +61,31 @@ It instructs dss to exclude everything which matches at least one
 pattern of the given exclude file, prevents rsync from crossing file
 system boundaries and increases the number of snapshots.
 
 pattern of the given exclude file, prevents rsync from crossing file
 system boundaries and increases the number of snapshots.
 

-       source-dir "/foo/bar"
-       dest-dir "/baz/qux"
-       # exclude files matching patterns in /etc/dss.exclude
-       rsync-option "--exclude-from=/etc/dss.exclude"
-       # don't cross filesystem boundaries
-       rsync-option "--one-file-system"
-       # maintain 2^6 - 1 = 63 snaphots
-       num-intervals "6"
+               source-dir "/foo/bar"
+               dest-dir "/baz/qux"
+               # exclude files matching patterns in /etc/dss.exclude
+               rsync-option "--exclude-from=/etc/dss.exclude"
+               # don't cross filesystem boundaries
+               rsync-option "--one-file-system"
+               # maintain 2^6 - 1 = 63 snaphots
+               num-intervals "6"

 
 The /etc/dss.exclude file could look like this (see rsync(1) for
 more examples)
 
 
 The /etc/dss.exclude file could look like this (see rsync(1) for
 more examples)
 

- 
-        - /proc
-        - /**/tmp/
+
+                - /proc
+                - /**/tmp/

 
 Note that dss supports many more features and config options such
 as taking snapshots from remote hosts and several hooks that are
 executed on certain events, for example whenever a snapshot was
 created successfully. Try
 
 
 Note that dss supports many more features and config options such
 as taking snapshots from remote hosts and several hooks that are
 executed on certain events, for example whenever a snapshot was
 created successfully. Try
 

-       dss -h
+               dss -h

 
 for an overview of all supported command line options or
 
 
 for an overview of all supported command line options or
 

-       dss --detailed-help
+               dss --detailed-help

 
 for the full help text.
 
 for the full help text.