On 2019 Jan 06 09:46:00, you wrote to me:

 ml>> that's easy enough... they're recorded in the log as being
 ml>> inaccessible ;)

 HG> What log? I'm not an expert of this but:

i always record a log... 99% of the time i tee the stdout and stderr to the
same log file so i can see everything as it flows by on the screen and can
go back later to look closer at something that may have caught my eye... or
not... the script i posted shows the log rotation and how i redirect the
output to the log...

 ml>> it made it a lot easier to be able to carry things forward into the
 ml>> new setup running a completely different package that wasn't cobbled
 ml>> together with shoestrings and bubblegum :)

 HG> Yeah sure, as long as the backup works and is accesible.

very true!

 HG> I had a complete mirror backup on a Win10pro machine that wasn't
 HG> accesible when needed. After making the backup Windows even did a
 HG> check and told the user that the b-u was successful.

i played that game way too many times when i supported winwhatever... i
don't do that any more ;)

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