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Date:      Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:51:30 -1000
From:      "parv/FreeBSD" <parv.0zero9+freebsd@gmail.com>
To:        David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: zfs replication tool
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:58 PM David Christensen  wrote:
...

> I wrote homebrew scripts to automate ZFS replication and I saw that
> error message many times in the past.  The solution was to add the '-F'
> option to the 'zfs receive' commands.  Is there a way to do this with
> zrepl?
>

That "-F" option, for "zfs-recv(8)", will remove existing file system
(on the receiver side). For the option to work, existing snapshots would
need to be destroyed first.

That is useful if one wants to re-set up backup file system & snapshots.
Else, what is even the point of incremental snapshot back ups.


- parv

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t-family:monospace">On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 10:58 PM David Christensen=C2=
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204);padding-left:1ex">
I wrote homebrew scripts to automate ZFS replication and I saw that <br>
error message many times in the past.=C2=A0 The solution was to add the &#3=
9;-F&#39; <br>
option to the &#39;zfs receive&#39; commands.=C2=A0 Is there a way to do th=
is with zrepl?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:mon=
ospace" class=3D"gmail_default">That &quot;-F&quot; option, for &quot;zfs-r=
ecv(8)&quot;, will remove existing file system</div><div style=3D"font-fami=
ly:monospace" class=3D"gmail_default">(on the receiver side). For the optio=
n to work, existing snapshots would</div><div style=3D"font-family:monospac=
e" class=3D"gmail_default">need to be destroyed first.</div><div style=3D"f=
ont-family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-=
family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_default">That is useful if one wants to re=
-set up backup file system &amp; snapshots.</div><div style=3D"font-family:=
monospace" class=3D"gmail_default">Else, what is even the point of incremen=
tal snapshot back ups.<br></div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=
=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=3D"=
gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=3D"gmai=
l_default">- parv</div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_=
default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_defa=
ult">-- <br></div><div style=3D"font-family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt"></div><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div>

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