Snapper NUMBER_LIMIT Range

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Hello,

In the Snapper configuration file, the default value on my Tumbleweed install for NUMBER_LIMIT is “2-10”. What does the range mean? I have only found documentation that describes it as the maximum number of snapshots to keep, never as a range.

Thanks.

Jacob

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I don’t use btrfs, but I see a value of 50 in the “default” file in /etc/snapper/config-examples.

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How much space did you allot to BTRFS? perhaps if it is low that may be the reason. Why a range? I don’t know???

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On Sat 18 Jun 2016 12:46:01 AM CDT, JacobvonChorus wrote:

Hello,

In the Snapper configuration file, the default value on my Tumbleweed
install for NUMBER_LIMIT is “2-10”. What does the range mean? I have
only found documentation that describes it as the maximum number of
snapshots to keep, never as a range.

Thanks.

Jacob

Hi
Have a look at the man page for snapper, the “Cleanup Algorithms”
section explains the range concept in how it cleans up.

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Hello,

Thank you for the replies, sorry that mine is so late. I’ve had a number of computer related issues that have kept me away from the forums for a little while.

Jacob