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check: Adjust help and documentation for check --read-data-subset

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Leo R. Lundgren 2022-03-25 21:40:07 +01:00
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changelog/unreleased/issue-3490
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@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
Enhancement: Support for specifying file size in `check --read-data-subset`
Enhancement: Support random subset by size in `check --read-data-subset`
To check a subset of repository files, the `check --read-data-subset` command
used to support two ways to select a subset - A specific range of pack files,
or random percentage of pack files. We have added a third method to select pack
files - By specifying file size. This new option is available with the 'restic check' command.
The `--read-data-subset` option of the `check` command now supports a third way
of specifying the subset to check, namely `nS` where `n` is a size in bytes with
suffix `S` as k/K, m/M, g/G or t/T.
https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3490
https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3548
https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3548

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cmd/restic/cmd_check.go
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@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func init() {
f := cmdCheck.Flags()
f.BoolVar(&checkOptions.ReadData, "read-data", false, "read all data blobs")
f.StringVar(&checkOptions.ReadDataSubset, "read-data-subset", "", "read a `subset` of data packs, specified as 'n/t' for specific subset or either 'x%' or 'x.y%' for random subset")
f.StringVar(&checkOptions.ReadDataSubset, "read-data-subset", "", "read a `subset` of data packs, specified as 'n/t' for specific part, or either 'x%' or 'x.y%' or a size in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T for a random subset")
f.BoolVar(&checkOptions.CheckUnused, "check-unused", false, "find unused blobs")
f.BoolVar(&checkOptions.WithCache, "with-cache", false, "use the cache")
}
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func checkFlags(opts CheckOptions) error {
}
if opts.ReadDataSubset != "" {
dataSubset, err := stringToIntSlice(opts.ReadDataSubset)
argumentError := errors.Fatal("check flag --read-data-subset must have two positive integer values or a percentage or a file size, e.g. --read-data-subset=1/2 or --read-data-subset=2.5%% or --read-data-subset=10G")
argumentError := errors.Fatal("check flag --read-data-subset has invalid value, please see documentation")
if err == nil {
if len(dataSubset) != 2 {
return argumentError
@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func checkFlags(opts CheckOptions) error {
if percentage <= 0.0 || percentage > 100.0 {
return errors.Fatal(
"check flag --read-data-subset=n% n must be above 0.0% and at most 100.0%")
"check flag --read-data-subset=x% x must be above 0.0% and at most 100.0%")
}
} else {
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func checkFlags(opts CheckOptions) error {
}
if fileSize <= 0.0 {
return errors.Fatal(
"check flag --read-data-subset=n n must be above 0.0")
"check flag --read-data-subset=n n must be above 0")
}
}

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doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
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@ -248,12 +248,12 @@ integrity of the pack files in the repository, use the ``--read-data`` flag:
repository, beware that it might incur higher bandwidth costs than usual
and also that it takes more time than the default ``check``.
Alternatively, use the ``--read-data-subset`` parameter to check only a
subset of the repository pack files at a time. It supports three ways to select a
subset. One selects a specific range of pack files, the second selects a random
percentage of pack files, and the third selects pack files of the specified size.
Alternatively, use the ``--read-data-subset`` parameter to check only a subset
of the repository pack files at a time. It supports three ways to select a
subset. One selects a specific part of pack files, the second and third
selects a random subset of the pack files by the given percentage or size.
Use ``--read-data-subset=n/t`` to check only a subset of the repository pack
Use ``--read-data-subset=n/t`` to check a specific part of the repository pack
files at a time. The parameter takes two values, ``n`` and ``t``. When the check
command runs, all pack files in the repository are logically divided in ``t``
(roughly equal) groups, and only files that belong to group number ``n`` are
@ -268,33 +268,33 @@ over 5 separate invocations:
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=4/5
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=5/5
Use ``--read-data-subset=n%`` to check a randomly choosen subset of the
repository pack files. It takes one parameter, ``n``, the percentage of pack
files to check as an integer or floating point number. This will not guarantee
to cover all available pack files after sufficient runs, but it is easy to
automate checking a small subset of data after each backup. For a floating point
value the following command may be used:
Use ``--read-data-subset=x%`` to check a randomly choosen subset of the
repository pack files. It takes one parameter, ``x``, the percentage of
pack files to check as an integer or floating point number. This will not
guarantee to cover all available pack files after sufficient runs, but it is
easy to automate checking a small subset of data after each backup. For a
floating point value the following command may be used:
.. code-block:: console
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=2.5%
When checking bigger subsets you most likely specify the percentage as an
integer:
When checking bigger subsets you most likely want to specify the percentage
as an integer:
.. code-block:: console
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=10%
Use ``--read-data-subset=NS`` to check a randomly chosen subset of the repository pack files.
It takes one parameter, ``NS``, where 'N' is a whole number representing file size and 'S' is the unit
of file size (B/K/M/G/T) of pack files to check. Behind the scenes, the specified size will be converted
to percentage of the total repository size. The behaviour of the check command following this conversion
will be the same as the percentage option above. For a file size value the following command may be used:
Use ``--read-data-subset=nS`` to check a randomly chosen subset of the
repository pack files. It takes one parameter, ``nS``, where 'n' is a whole
number representing file size and 'S' is the unit of file size (K/M/G/T) of
pack files to check. Behind the scenes, the specified size will be converted
to percentage of the total repository size. The behaviour of the check command
following this conversion will be the same as the percentage option above. For
a file size value the following command may be used:
.. code-block:: console
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=50M
$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo check --read-data-subset=10G