Jabka Atu wrote: > Hello,.. > > frequently i need to do backup so i choose cron to do so (just a tar > command). > but most of the time it is the file wasn't changed so i search for a way > that a backup will be insiated by a change to file (touch).
I think you are looking for rsync which "synchronizes" the files between the source and the destination. The transfer is done only if there is a change across those files. It is a great tool and I use it for performing my backups. hth raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
