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Table 29. Command line backup examples (continued)Task Command ConsiderationsAssuming that you initiateda snapshot of the /usr filesystem and mounted thesnapshot as /snapshot/day1,run an incremental backupof all files and directoriesunder the local snapshotand manage them on theTivoli Storage Managerserver under the file spacename /usr.Perform anincremental-by-date backupof your default clientdomain.Back up all files in the/home/proj or/Users/van/Documentsdirectory.Back up all files in the/home/proj directory and allits subdirectories.dsmc incremental /usr-snapshotroot=/snapshot/day1Incremental-by-date backupdsmc incremental -incrbydateSelective backupsdsmc selective /home/proj/ or dsmcselective /Users/van/Documents/dsmc selective /home/proj/ -subdir=yesTivoli Storage Manager considers thesnapshotroot value as a file space name.See “Snapshotroot” on page 405 for moreinformation.Use the incrbydate option with theincremental command to back up new andchanged files with a modification date laterthan the last incremental backup stored atthe server. See “Incrbydate” on page 337for more information about the incrbydateoption.Use the selective command to back upspecific files or directories regardless ofwhether they have changed since your lastincremental backup. You can use wildcardsto back up multiple files at once. See“Selective” on page 522 for moreinformation about the selective command.If you specify -subdir=yes when backing upa specific path and file, Tivoli StorageManager recursively backs up allsubdirectories under that path, and anyinstances of the specified file that existunder any of those subdirectories.Back up all files in the/Users/van/Documentsdirectory and all itssubdirectories.dsmc selective /Users/van/Documents/-subdir=yesIf a subdirectory is a mounted file system,Tivoli Storage Manager does not back upthe files in that subdirectory when you usethe subdir=yes option. See “Subdir” onpage 411 for more information about thesubdir option.If you specify -subdir=yes when backing upa specific path and file, Tivoli StorageManager recursively backs up allsubdirectories under that path, and anyinstances of the specified file that existunder any of those subdirectories.If a subdirectory is a mounted file system,Tivoli Storage Manager does not back upthe files in that subdirectory when you usethe subdir=yes option. See “Subdir” onpage 411 for more information about thesubdir option.128 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive Clients Version 6.1: Installation and User’s Guide