On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:38:04 -0400 Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. There are also rsync based solutions designed specifically for backup, such as rsnapshot and rdiff-backup. > hth > raju Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
