[PVE-User] Feature request regarding backup file naming

[Marc Aymerich]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Theron T. Trout
<theron.trout at mellonway.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a request regarding the new backup file naming conventions in PVE
> 1.4.  Prior to v1.4, filenames were always the same for each backup run,
> now they include a timestamp.
>
> While including the timestamp is a great feature, it would be very
> helpful if it were optional.  The backup system that I have built for my
> setup relies on the backup files having a predictable name.  This way my
> scripts can automatically move them into long term storage and do
> whatever else I need.  With the new schema, my backup system is broken.

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