From fc36411ddbf59344f41aff77eb4ffd62700235b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tercio Gaudencio Filho Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:52:17 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Added a info about PID file in the README.md --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b7815f8..ee943bc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ You can even use verbose output, as it will only be sent if an error occurs: 0 0 * * * chronic /usr/bin/backup-rclone -vvv ``` +`backup-rclone` will create a PID file, so no overlapping instances will run, an error will be issued. + ### Logrotate It's highly recommended to configure `logrotate` to rotate the log files. A configuration is provided in the repo, `logrotate.conf`, just copy to `/etc/logrotate.d` named `backup-rclone` and you are good to go.