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> On Sunday 03 December 2006 16:18, Jerônimo Backes wrote: |
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> > > rdiff-backup. I've been using it for a couple of years and it does |
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> > > just what you need. it also keeps old versions so you can roll back |
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> > > in the event of a mistake. |
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> > Man, that's almost what I need. Is there a way to make this script |
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> > execute automatically after some time interval? |
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Just run it from cron. I backup /home and /etc from cron.hourly and /usr |
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etc from cron.daily. |
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> > > You could use find to generate a list of files changed n the last |
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> > > two hours, pass this list to tar - it has an option to accept a |
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> > > list of files to archive on stdin - and then mail this to your |
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> > > backup account. |
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> > Ok, I can make a script doing that. But what can I use to send the |
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> > file to my e-mail adresses? And what to do to make that script run |
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> > periodically? |
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cron again. You could use nail or mutt to mail it, nail looks a suitable |
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choice for a script. |
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