'...the available information on rsync is complex and contradictory.' I have to agree....!
Chris On 17 November 2015 at 23:47, Lisi Reisz <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had the following request from Harry at Rustington: > > <quote> > My motive this time is to get some advice that I have not been able to get > elsewhere. I would particularly like help with making a periodic backup, > using the scheme described in Rsync Date Stamped Incremental Backups | > WebGnuru > | | > | | | | | | | | > | Rsync Date Stamped Incremental Backups | WebGnuruHow to create date > stamped, > incremental, snapshot style backups with rsync. | > | | > | View on webgnuru.com | Preview by Yahoo | > | | > | | > > What I don't understand is how the deletion of old backup works, and if > anything special has to done in that regard. I'd also like advice on what > to > miss out of the backed up data, and how to specify it -- the available > information on rsync is complex and contradictory. If you do have anyone > who > might be able to help, then it would be very nice to meet them. And if > there > is a better scheme, to adopt that. > </quote> > > It would be nice if someone coming were able to help Harry. He cannot get > there until 2:00 unfortunately, so any help would probably have to be > partly > after the talk, which is going to be at about 3:00 this time. > > Lisi > > -- > Please post to: [email protected] > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- >
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