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Multiple backup generations
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This chapter contains tests for Obnam's handling of multiple
generations: making incremental backups, forgetting generations, and
so on. We assume that backing up any individual directory tree works
fine, regardless of whether it is for the initial generation or an
incremental one. In the previous chapter for basic backups, we've
already dealt with those. This chapter focuses on generation handling
only.
Incremental backup generations (`obnam backup`)
------------------------------
First of all, most importantly, we must be able to make more than one
backup generation, and restore them. The live data in each generation
is different, but there are unchanged parts as well. For simplicity,
we'll assume that if we can do two generations, we can do any number.
It's possible that the 12765th generation might break, but that's
unlikely, and it's even less likely we'll guess it. (If it turns out
to actually happen, we'll add a regression test when we find the
problem.)
SCENARIO backup two generations
GIVEN 1MB of live data
AND a manifest of live data in G1
WHEN user backs up live data
GIVEN 2MB of live data
AND a manifest of live data in G2
WHEN user backs up live data
AND user restores generation 1 to R1
AND user restores generation 2 to R2
THEN live data, restored to R1, matches manifest G1
AND live data, restored to R2, matches manifest G2
Listing generations (`obnam generations`, `obnam genids`)
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FIXME.
Listing contents of a generation (`obnam ls`)
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FIXME.
Comparing generations (`obnam diff`)
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FIXME.
Forgetting a specific generation (`obnam forget`)
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FIXME.
Forgetting generations according to a schedule (`obnam forget --keep`)
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FIXME.
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