Managing Snapshots
Snapshots provide site administrators a way to create convenient backups of data from any portion of their site.
Create a Snapshot
Snapshots can accept multiple paths, so you can repeat the --paths
flag for each path after the first. Specifying a folder for the path will include the contents of the folder.
files-cli snapshots create --paths="path1" --expires_at="2023-11-02T11:59:00-04:00" --name="reason for snapshot"
Update a Snapshot
To add more paths to a snapshot after it has been created, but before it has been finalized, you can use the --paths
flag when updating the snapshot. You don't need to repeat any paths that were already added to the snapshot.
files-cli snapshots update --id=23452 --name="new name" --paths="another/path"
Finalize a Snapshot
Finalizing a snapshot will make the contents of the snapshot read-only, so you can no longer add new paths or remove items from the snapshot's directory.
files-cli snapshots finalize --id=23452
Delete a Snapshot
Deleting a snapshot will immediately remove the files stored in the snapshot. You cannot un-delete a deleted snapshot.
files-cli snapshots delete --id=23452
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