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Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide


Sorting File Lists

You can sort a list of files by various attributes, such as name, directory, size, or modification date. Sorting files by the last backup date can be useful in determining what date and time to use for the point-in-time function (see "Performing Point-in-Time Restores").

To sort a file list, select one of the Sort by items from the View menu bar. You can also click the appropriate column heading in the File List box.

The Show active/inactive files menu option controls whether to display both active and inactive backup versions of files. An active file is the most recent backup version of a file that existed on your workstation when you ran your last backup. All other backup versions of that file are called inactive. Only active backup versions of files display during a session, unless you select the Show active/inactive files menu option. If you delete the file from your workstation, the active version becomes inactive the next time you run an incremental backup.

On the command line client, you can use the inactive and pick options with query and restore commands to display both active and inactive objects. See Inactive and Pick for more information.


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