On Thu 01 Feb 2018, Richard Hector wrote: > > I want (in this case) to split out a subdirectory from an existing > backup, for future use. Is there a way I can do my --init referencing a > specific directory, in this case a subdirectory of an existing image? > > More generally, it would be nice to be able to use an existing local > tree, generated by another backup method or anything else, as a > reference when creating a new vault.
That would be a good thing indeed. I'd probably do it now by creating an initial image with everything excluded (so that you end up with an almost empty image). Then copy your local tree into that image, and adjust the excludes to include everything you want. Paul _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list [email protected] http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
