LogEssentials

Package: WA2L/SimpleBackup 1.0.67
Section: General Commands (1)
Updated: 17 May 2021
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NAME

LogEssentials - print/create a report containing the essentials of a DataBackup session log file

 

SYNOPSIS

WA2LSimpleBackup/bin/LogEssentials [ -h | -i | -u | -V ]

LogEssentials [ -n ][ DataBackup.<TIMESTAMP>.<BACKUPNAME>.log ]

 

AVAILABILITY

WA2L/SimpleBackup

 

DESCRIPTION

print a report containing the essential/key information of an often very long DataBackup session log file var/log/DataBackup.<TIMESTAMP>.<BACKUPNAME>.log .

To create a report you can either send a log file to the LogEssentials entry in the 'Send To' context menu of 'Windows™ Explorer', start the bin/LogEssentials command and select a log file or you can create a shortcut to the bin/LogEssentials command on the desktop and drop the log file to the related desktop icon.

The LogEssentials command can be installed to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Microsoft™ Windows Explorer' for most convenient usage. To do so, invoke LogEssentials -i once.

 

OPTIONS

-h
usage message.

-i
install the LogEssentials command as menu point 'LogEssentials' to the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer' .

-u
uninstall the LogEssentials shortcut from the 'Send To' context menu in 'Windows Explorer' .

-V
print program version.

-n
non-interactive execution.

file.log
a session log file created by the DataBackup(1) command.

If no file is specified, you are queried to select a file by a open file box dialog where you then can select the file to be processed.

 

ENVIRONMENT

-

 

EXIT STATUS

0
no error.

4
usage message displayed.

5
program version printed.

 

FILES

var/log/DataBackup.<TIMESTAMP>.<BACKUPNAME>.log
log file of a backup session with the name BACKUPNAME as specified on the command line of the DataBackup command.

etc/LogEssentials.cfg
optional config file for LogEssentials.

 

EXAMPLES

-

 

SEE ALSO

simplebackupintro(1), config(1m), databackup(1), logessentials.cfg(4), logessentialsupdt(1m)

 

NOTES

To create missing DataBackup.<TIMESTAMP>.<BACKUPNAME>.LogEssentials.txt in the var/rpt/ directory, use the LogEssentialsUpdt command.

 

BUGS

The LogEssentials command computes any DataBackup session log file, but log files starting from July 1st 2016 give the best results due to the log file format improvements available from that date on.

 

AUTHOR

LogEssentials was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .

 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2021 Christian Walther

This is free software; see WA2LSimpleBackup/man/COPYING for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXIT STATUS
FILES
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
NOTES
BUGS
AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT

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