From bf39b320b946837911f237108f01d65779769d1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lee Ockert Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:56:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify tmbless.sh UI More clearly explain WHAT tmbless.sh accomplishes, and THEN explain exactly HOW it does it... Previously, we explained what we did mechanically, and THEN explained the result of doing that, which is useless to non- technical end-users. --- tmbless.sh | 18 ++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/tmbless.sh b/tmbless.sh index e4541b3..971357e 100755 --- a/tmbless.sh +++ b/tmbless.sh @@ -1,11 +1,6 @@ #!/usr/bin/env bash -# BITSC LICENSE NOTICE (MODIFIED ISC LICENSE) -# -# TIME MACHINE BLESS -# -# Copyright (c) 2022 Lee Ockert -# https://github.com/torstenvl +# Copyright (c) 2023 Joshua Lee Ockert # # THIS WORK IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE IMPLIED # WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND TITLE ARE @@ -29,10 +24,13 @@ USAGE DESCRIPTION - Time Machine Blessing modifies the metadata of a snapshot directory - (i.e., a datestamped directory inside a Backups.backupdb/machinename/ - directory) so that the metadata reflects a backup completed on that date - and the metadata of the top-level drive matches that of the current drive. + Time Machine Bless marks a snapshot directory as valid and recognizable + by Time Machine. + + It does this by modifying the metadata of the snapshot directory so that + the it accurately reflects the date the snapshot was created and the + metadata of the 'drive' subdirectory within that snapshot directory + matches the current drive. These modifications should allow restoration of files within the Time Machine restore UI.