Files Reference

dumpdates File

Purpose

Describes the format of the dumpdates file.

Description

The /etc/dumpdates file holds filesystem backup information for the backup and rdump commands. The dumpdates file is maintained by using the -u option when performing file system backups. The following is the dumpdates data structure:

struct  idates {
        char    id_name[MAXNAMLEN+3];
        char    id_incno;
        time_t  id_ddate;
}

The struct idates describes an entry in the /etc/dumpdates file where the backup history is kept. The fields of the structure are:

`id_name`	The name of the file system.
`id_incno`	The level number of the last backup.
`id_ddate`	The date of the incremental backup in system format.
MAXNAMLEN	The maximum value of this variable is 255.

Files

/etc/dumpdates

Specifies the path name of the symbolic link to the dumpdates file.

Related Information

The backup command, rdump command.

Backup Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.2 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.