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Re: rdiff-backup-2.2.2-1 old/new interface - solved, thx

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On 11/23/23 18:18, Curt wrote:
> On 2023-11-21, Greg <pld@sojka.co> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I'm using following command to backup:
>>
>> rdiff-backup backup /home/ 'orfeusz::/mnt/backup/home'
>>
>> and get the following:
>>
>> WARNING: this command line interface is deprecated and will disappear,
>> start using the new one as described with '--new --help'.
>>
>> Unfortunately I'm unable to translate to the new interface.
>> Any suggestions?
>>
> 
> 30. Why does rdiff-backup complain about command line interface being
>      deprecated even though I’m using the new syntax?
> 
>   Calling for example rdiff-backup backup loc1 server2::loc2 leads to a message
>   WARNING: this command line interface is deprecated and will disappear, start
>   using the new one as described with '--new --help'.
> 
>   You must be using a remote location in your call, as in our example. In order
>   to make sure that the other side understands the call, rdiff-backup uses the
>   CLI form fitting the default API version. For example, at time of writing,
>   rdiff-backup 2.2 uses API 200 by default and hence calls rdiff-backup --server
>   so that the CLI can be understood by rdiff-backup 2.0. If the server side is
>   v2.2+, then the warning message will appear.
> 
>   Call rdiff-backup with the higher API and the message will disappear.
> 
>   Calling for example rdiff-backup --api-version 201 backup loc1 server2::loc2
>   will make sure that rdiff-backup server is being called, getting rid of the
>   warning message.
> 
> https://rdiff-backup.net/FAQ.html
> 
> 
> 

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rdiff-backup-2.2.2-1 old/new interface Greg <pld@sojka.co> - 2023-11-22 00:00 +0100
  Re: rdiff-backup-2.2.2-1 old/new interface Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2023-11-22 00:00 +0100
  Re: rdiff-backup-2.2.2-1 old/new interface Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2023-11-23 18:20 +0100
    Re: rdiff-backup-2.2.2-1 old/new interface - solved, thx Greg <pld@sojka.co> - 2023-11-23 22:00 +0100

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