NAME

babarchive_prep_one - checksum a directory tree to createa new babarchive

SYNOPSIS

babarchive_prep_one [-a ALG] [-j N] [-n] [-x] [DIR…]

DESCRIPTION

Babarchive_prep_one checksum a directory tree to createa new babarchive.

For each DIR, prepare it as the root of a new babarchive checsumed directory tree.

Specifically:

0. check for files that should not be archived (like .xvpics, *~, etc.)
1. create a .shasum (or .sha1sum) checksum file in each directory for validation
2. optionally create an index.html in the root (if the -i DIRNAME is given)
3. create an ls-lR in the root
4. create a .shasum.fsdb file in the root

This program is intended to be run by users. And a user or root should periodcally run babarchive_check_all(1) to check babarchive integrity.

OPTIONS

-a ALG

select checksum algorithm: sha256 (default), sha512, sha1, md5

-j N

run N parallel sums concurrently (defaults to 4)

-i DIRNAME

build an index.html file that points to directories in DIRNAME and index.html
(default is to not build an index.html file)

-f

force mode, fix problems and go on

AUTHOR

Written by John Heidemann and Yuri Pradkin.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001-2016 by John Heidemann. License GPLv2 (only).

This program is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

babarchive (8), babarchive_check_all (1)

This program calls babarchive_prep_directories (1) and babarchive_prep_topshasum (1).