[PVE-User] Feature request regarding backup file naming

[Fred Supinski]

>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a request regarding the new backup file naming conventions in PVE
>> 1.4.  Prior to v1.4, filenames were always the same for each backup run,
>> now they include a timestamp.
>>
>> While including the timestamp is a great feature, it would be very
>> helpful if it were optional.  The backup system that I have built for my
>> setup relies on the backup files having a predictable name.  This way my
>> scripts can automatically move them into long term storage and do
>> whatever else I need.  With the new schema, my backup system is broken.
> 
> Regular expressions are your friend :)

Though they won't cover all the bases.  Incremental or rdiff-backups are
two scenarios I can think of.

On the surface it looks like something that might be easy to implement
as an option.  Though it might not be that trivial.

-Fred