Testing the WABAC Machine (dry run)

If, for some reason, you want to conduct a dry-run, you can add the --dry-run flag in the opts preference in your configuration file:

[snip]

opts=(
    --dry-run
    --stats
    --archive
    [snip]
)

[snip]

In DRY RUN MODE, the WABAC Machine:

• doesn't actually copy the files (doesn't create a new backup),
• doesn't remove expired backups,
• doesn't create a new latest link.

It can be useful if you want to test changes in your configuration file, if you are not confident, if you want to see what would have happend, etc.

Please also note that:

• This flag doesn't have any effect when invoking the WABAC Machine with the init and info verb.
• Preflight and postflight scripts will actually run.