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On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Francisco Ares wrote: |
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>> I probably didn't get the point, but what about a simple "tar"? |
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>> #! /bin/bash |
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>> tar -cjvpf /tmp/home.tbz /home |
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>> mv /tmp/home.tbz /some/where/else |
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>> unless you're thinking on incremental back up, and more sophisticated |
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>> things. |
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>> Francisco |
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> Well, I want to start off making a small script. Maybe get a little more |
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> complicated later on. I do want to do incremental backups, at least at |
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> first. I may later on use tar and something to keep say two copies and then |
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> delete the older ones. |
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> Just trying to get my feet wet here. Trying to be simple at first and go |
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> from there. If I try to cram to much in my head at one time, I get brain |
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> lock. |
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> Thanks. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Well, there are a couple of tools to make your script quite simple: |
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http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/unison.htm |
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7712 |
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http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/trench/16061.html |
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http://webtools.live2support.com/linux/rsync.php |
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/sync-a-usb-flash-drive-with-hd-folders-possible-522875/ |
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http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/storage/8200-back-up-like-an-expert-with-rsync |
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http://www.unixtutorial.org/2008/09/how-to-synchronize-directories-with-rsync/ |
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Hope this helps |
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Francisco |
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-- |
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"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then |
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you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and |
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I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have |
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two ideas." - George Bernard Shaw |