On 2021/03/23 16:43, Dan Jacobson wrote:
Or (info "(coreutils) Backup options") should "admit" that "Numbered
backups need to be trimmed occasionally by the user, lest the fill up
the disk."
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Perhaps a scheme, similar, or duplicating that in logrotate would
be useful where older versions c
All I am saying is 'to acknowledge the hazards'... 'Advisory on
prolonged use'. 'Note about health effects of unattended use.'
For all the user knows reading
(info "(coreutils) Backup options")
maybe numbered backups even just means one backup, numbered ...1.
tag 47353 + notabug
close 47353
thanks
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Or (info "(coreutils) Backup options") should "admit" that "Numbered
> backups need to be trimmed occasionally by the user, lest the fill up
> the disk."
If the user has asked for them then any decision of the disposition of
them is up
> "CE" == Chris Elvidge writes:
CE> So 'use common sense to limit disk space used' has to be stated in the
CE> manual?
Hmmm, yes.
And also mention in the manual that e.g., emacs has methods to trim
these automatically, but coreutils hasn't implemented them yet.
Else users will write elabora
On 23/03/2021 11:43 pm, Dan Jacobson wrote:
Or (info "(coreutils) Backup options") should "admit" that "Numbered
backups need to be trimmed occasionally by the user, lest the fill up
the disk."
So 'use common sense to limit disk space used' has to be stated in the
manual?
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Chris Elvid
Or (info "(coreutils) Backup options") should "admit" that "Numbered
backups need to be trimmed occasionally by the user, lest the fill up
the disk."
