On 17 August 2010 02:53, Thomas Yao <t.yao...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not sure if it's in an overlay, but I don't think it's in portage.
> >
> > Run eix -l backup and see how many back up tools and scripts pop up.
> >
> > I have been using tar, star and rsync. They all work and they can all
> make
> > incremental back ups. You'll find that a lot of the other 'smart' back
> up
> > applications are based on these anyway.
>
> A disk archive utility called dar is a great staff to backup dir trees and
> files
>
>
Looks like the -A switch is exactly what I am looking for:
This way you can make a first full backup, then many differential
backup,
each taking as reference the last backup made.
Thanks!
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