On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:57 AM, Johann Spies <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 08:20:26AM +0200, lee wrote: >> Ethan Rosenberg <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > What software would you recommend to backup a Debian system on a >> > stand-alone computer? >> >> That depends on what you want to back up and what the backup media is >> and on a lot of other factors. And what is a stand-alone computer? > > I will be less philosophical and assume two things: a stand-alone > computer is a computer without network connection and that you will > backup to an external hard disk. > > I have tried various backup programs over the years and have settled > with rsync. To be able to go back to previous versions of files I use a > script like the one below which you can modify for your circumstances. > This will create a top level directory on the destination device > containing the date of the today and move all the changed files to that > directory.
If possible, tie rsync to rsnapshot to provide hardlinked daily, weekly, or monthly snapshots. It's incredibly useful to be able to go back and get the file you *know* you had yesterday or last week. Johann? All the work of your scripting, and more useful sophisticaton, is built right into the "rsnapshot" tool. I urge you to check it out for a supported tool that does just what you need. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caocn9ryixjrnf5ylahoq4er+dyvoqwtlp-q_qou0xcjvu_j...@mail.gmail.com
