I posted here some while back, a bash script to purge and delete volumes that are not in the database. Baculum is a useful tool to assist with cleaning up the database and afterwards with the script, deleting the defunct backup files. I don't use tape so its' applicability would need to be tested. Happy to post it again if interested.
-Chris Wilkinson On Tue, 16 Sep 2025, 19:29 Sebastian Suchanek, <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 16.09.2025 um 18:39 schrieb Gary Dale: > > > [...] > > So I'm trying to run a bash > > script to cycle through them to purge them. > > > > I've found multiple answers that suggest using a bash for loop then > > doing something like: > > echo "purge volume ${volname} yes" | bconsole - where $volname > > is created by the for loop - > > should work. And it does actually to a point. It will invoke the "purge > > volume" dialogue then asks which pool to use. Inserting the pool number > > after the volume command (e.g. echo "purge volume 2 ${volname} yes" | > > bconsole) doesn't work either. Nor does inserting \n into the echoed > > command at various points. > > > > Being able to put bconsole commands into a bash script seems like > > something that will be generally useful but I can't find a way to make > > it work. > > > > Any ideas? > > This works for me in a slightly different scenario: > > ------------------ cut here ------------------ > > bconsole <<END_OF_COMMANDS > release storage=LTO1-Drive > > > quit > END_OF_COMMANDS > > ------------------ cut here ------------------ > > Note the "empty" lines between the lines with the release and the quit > command which "simulate" pressing return. However, I'm not sure if you > can use variable within this "here document" structure or if the > variable name will be interpreted as verbatim input. In the latter case, > you might, for example, first create a temporary script file with the > appropriate commands and run that from your main script. (Yes, sounds > like an ugly hack...) > > > HTH, > > Sebastian > > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >
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