Indeed I never heard of search an application. But "tar" is extremely useful to solve backup problem. It's an old and sophisticated command from backup-on-tape-machine times. You may try write a shell script, mainly using "tar" and "cdrecord" command. Tar to a file first and record it on CD. Of course, this is not a direct solution which require harddisk space to store the temperate .tar file ( as large as your current HD usage ) Wait for a good solution... Juan Shen Marius Andreiana wrote: >Hi > >Is there a tool which would catalog files on hdd in order to find later >on backups? Here's the detail: >We backup a fileserver on dvds, complete and incremental (with >mondorescue). We need a web application running on same server and >accessible to all workstations which would let users search for a file >and tell which dvd(s) they need for it. >We can't use a regular cataloging application for CDs, as the info on >them it's compressed and some it's mondorescue-specific. > >Solution: an application would scan every night the fileserver, making a >list of files and sizes. Users will search for a partial filename/path, >they'll get results with sizes and dates on which file was on hdd. From >that and backup policy they'll determine the dvd they need (e.g. >complete backup set from 2004-12-01 and incremental backups until >2004-12-09). > >After some googling I couldn't find something like this, so I'll >probably implement our own (will be released under gpl). Any >suggestions/gotchas from your experience before starting? > >Thanks, > >
