On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 03:56:40PM -0700, Steve Sills wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to setup a backup system. What I would like to do is
> have rsync create a tar file as it downloads (to save space) and just have
> it update that tar file. Can rsync create a archive on the fly, or does
> this have to be done after its finished its transfer? I would also like
No. You might want to look at what rsync does or "how rsync
works".
> to have rsync report its transfer stat to a MYSQL database for billing
> purposes, on a per client basis. Can this be done?
What you do with the stats in a post-processing script
is up to you.
Instead of reinventing the wheel you might what to take a
look at dirvish and other existing free backup systems that
use rsync to get the most out of bandwidth and disk space.
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