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https://gitlab.com/duplicity/duplicity

Duplicity backs directories by producing encrypted tar-format volumes and uploading them to a remote or local file server.
https://gitlab.com/duplicity/duplicity

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Duplicity backs directories by producing encrypted tar-format volumes and uploading them to a remote or local file server.

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# duplicity's Log Output

Duplicity's log output is meant as a means of reporting status and information
back to the caller. This makes the life of a frontend writer much easier.

The format consists of a stream of stanzas, each starting with a keyword and
some arguments, an optional suggested user text (each line of which starts with
". ") and ending with an endline. Like so:

```
KEYWORD 3\n
. Hello! All work and now play make Jack a...\n
. dull boy.\n
\n
```

You can get this output by specifying either *--log-fd* or *--log-file*.

Currently, duplicity writes out status messages like WARNING or ERROR followed
by a message number. Each message number uniquely identifies a particular
warning or error so the frontend can take special action. For example, an ERROR
of 2 is a command line syntax error. Each message type has its own namespace
(i.e. a WARNING of 2 means something different than an ERROR of 2). A number
of 1 is a generic, non-unique number for messages without their own code.

For a list of current numbers, see log.py

## HINTS FOR CONSUMERS

1. Ignore any extra arguments on the keyword line.
2. Ignore any stanzas that have a keyword you don't recognize.
3. Ignore any lines in a stanza that start with a character you don't know.