-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I would say that it uses a method that has been obsolete for years to reinforce a model that has been obsolete for a decade :P
(it defaults to cp -al instead of --link-dest and reinforces the outdated organization model based on tape rotation) On 04/12/12 16:52, L. V. Lammert wrote: > At 03:47 PM 4/12/2012, Kevin Korb wrote: > >> The third is retaining the differences between the current backup >> and the previous backups. This allows you to restore from >> previous backups without consuming tons of extra space. Rsync >> accomplishes this with the --link-dest feature. It is not >> dependent on on the previous paragraph. > > Also, if versions *is* a goal, grap a copy of rsnapshot; it makes > managing versions painless. > > Lee - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk+HQSsACgkQVKC1jlbQAQcj7wCg+msjOTp7B6QyVBKNNuvZCe/j nkIAn0s8lM71PNEBBiSGws9IqLmjwHVY =WU2X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html