Listing Backups

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An action called list provides another mechanism for viewing backup details .This action can be used to see

  • Where the last backup is located.
  • The list of backups that has happened till date.
  • The list of backups from the last full backup.
  • The contents of the index files of the listed backups.
mysql-zrm --action list

When list action is specified, it will display:

  • The backup level,
  • The name of the directory containing the backup
  • The index of the last backup of the specified backup set.
  • The contents of each of the index files (This can be turned off using the --no-index flag on the command line)