On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:01 -0600, larry wrote:
> bash: usr/libexec/evolution/evolution-backup: No such file or
> directory
Hi,
supposing you did copy&paste here, the path is missing leading forward
slash, aka it should be an absolute path:
/usr/
not a relative path
usr/
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:01 -0600, larry wrote:
> bash: usr/libexec/evolution/evolution-backup: No such file or
> directory
If your distro uses different locations, please either search your
harddisk for the location, or contact your distro for further help.
Thanks,
andre
--
Andre Klapper | ak.
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 22:57 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > In that case, I guess I'll back those up too, at least until I can
> > find a way to use the built-in backup utility from a bash script
> > run with cron.
> Milan has already pointed you at the command to use within a script -
> i.e.
> /usr
On Tue, 2021-10-19 at 00:52 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> One possibility is to save the message to a specific directory and
> have a cron job scan that directory for mbox files and apply your
> script to them.
Would inotify_add_watch work for automatically kicking of a script?
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 18:44 +, Gilchrist, Michael Aaron via
evolution-list wrote:
> I often want to save a message as a simple txt file.
> Currently, I export a message I want to save to a .mbox file and then run a
> script on it to extract the text. The script uses the From, Date, and Subject
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 18:44 +, Gilchrist, Michael Aaron via
evolution-list wrote:
> I often want to save a message as a simple txt file.
> Currently, I export a message I want to save to a .mbox file and then
> run a
> script on it to extract the text. The script uses the From, Date,
> and Sub
-Original Message-
From: "Gilchrist, Michael Aaron via evolution-list"
Subject: [Evolution] export message to mbox and then process with
script
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:44:52 +
> I often want to save a message as a simple txt file. Currently, I
> export a message I want to save to a
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 14:08 -0600, larry wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:26 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > > If you still want to use manual backup, then I suppose you know
> > > > what to save. Just in case, it's written here:
> > > > https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/data-storage.ht
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:27 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > Would the change cause a problem with the restore? Or would it just
> > get the change on the next backup?
> If the files change while things are being backed up, the backup will
> be in an inconsistent state and the restore will possibly fai
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:26 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > > If you still want to use manual backup, then I suppose you know
> > > what to save. Just in case, it's written here:
> > > https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/data-storage.html
> > That's an interesting list.
> > Correct me if I'm
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 19:20 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > Currently it backs up .local/share/evolution,
> > which gives me a 500 MB file, and takes a little over 6 minutes.
> I'm afraid what you think you need backed up is
> insufficient. There's an in-app help that details the data locations
> for
I often want to save a message as a simple txt file.
Currently, I export a message I want to save to a .mbox file and then run a
script on it to extract the text. The script uses the From, Date, and Subject
information to automatically generate a meaningful file name. I'm wondering how
I can auto
>
> Here's a question I forgot to ask.
> I have, while testing my backup script, occasionally seen a message
> saying that a file changed while tar was backing it up.
>
> In all cases, the backup finished normally, as far as I can tell.
>
> What would the consequence of this be?
>
> Would the c
>
> > If you still want to use manual backup, then I suppose you know
> > what
> > to save. Just in case, it's written here:
> > https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/data-storage.html
>
> That's an interesting list.
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I need .cache, and I thin
>
> I prefer that it copies everything, where 'everything' is exactly, and
> only, what I think I need backed up.
>
> Currently it backs up .local/share/evolution,
> which gives me a 500 MB file, and takes a little over 6 minutes.
I'm afraid what you think you need backed up is insufficient. Th
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 12:24 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-15 at 15:37 -0600, larry wrote:
> > Is there any way to take it offline, then back online from a bash
> > script?
> The offline more works only for the Mail part. All the other parts
> are not touched.
Here's
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 12:16 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 12:24 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list
> wrote:
> > I guess you foresee a manual backup, not to use the backup utility
> > provided by the Evolution itself, hidden under the File-
> > > Backup/Restore
> > Evol
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 12:24 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-15 at 15:37 -0600, larry wrote:
> > I want to back up Evolution mail using a cron job.
> > I want to use tar, but I would prefer that files in the
> > evolution/mail don't change while it's happening.
> I gues
On Mon, 2021-10-18 at 12:24 +0200, Milan Crha via evolution-list wrote:
> On Fri, 2021-10-15 at 15:37 -0600, larry wrote:
> > I want to back up Evolution mail using a cron job.
> > I want to use tar, but I would prefer that files in the
> > evolution/mail
> > don't change while it's happening.
>
>
On Fri, 2021-10-15 at 15:37 -0600, larry wrote:
> I want to back up Evolution mail using a cron job.
> I want to use tar, but I would prefer that files in the evolution/mail
> don't change while it's happening.
Hi,
I guess you foresee a manual backup, not to use the backup utility
provided
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