Determine backup level in Pre-backup script

[John Lister]

Is it possible to determine if backup2l is doing a full backup (or the level) in the pre/post-backup scripts. If so how?

Thanks

[Gundolf Kiefer]

Dear John,

in the present version it is not easily possible. 

But you may try the following: 

In file '/usr/bin/backup2l', function 'do_backup()': Change the order of the following code:

# Run pre-backup
echo "Running pre-backup procedure..."
PRE_BACKUP

# Operate in destination directory
cd $BACKUP_DIR
rm -fr $TMP.*

# Remove old backups...
echo
echo "Removing old backups..."
name_cleanup # should not do anything in normal cases
compute_level_and_bids $1
SAVED_LEVEL=$LEVEL

into:

# Operate in destination directory
cd $BACKUP_DIR
rm -fr $TMP.*

name_cleanup # should not do anything in normal cases
compute_level_and_bids $1
SAVED_LEVEL=$LEVEL

# Run pre-backup
echo "Running pre-backup procedure..."
PRE_BACKUP

# Remove old backups...
echo
echo "Removing old backups..."

Then the variables NEW_BID and LEVEL will be defined in your pre-backup script and contain the BID and level of the new backup.

Gundolf

[John Lister]

Cheers for the reply.

I did end up modifying the script as you mention, but then realised i could do the operation in POST_BACKUP so reverted back.

Thanks