On Tuesday February 3 2009 21:16, you wrote:
>> rsync -aHESvv --delete \
>> --exclude '/home/jonathan/crypt/*' \
>> --exclude '/mnt/oxygen/home/jonathan/crypt/*' \
>> /home/jonathan/ /mnt/oxygen/home/jonathan/
>> This works fine except that the --exclude options a
On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 04:29:41PM -0500, Jonathan Thornburg wrote:
> Etienne Robillard wrote
> > i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media
> > files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just
> > burn them on a iso..
>
> I have found rsync to an external
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Jonathan Thornburg
wrote:
> Etienne Robillard wrote
>> i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media
>> files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just
>> burn them on a iso..
>
> I have found rsync to an external usb hard dis
Etienne Robillard wrote
> i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media
> files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just
> burn them on a iso..
I have found rsync to an external usb hard disk to work very nicely;
these are now cheap and readily available up
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Jason Dixon wrote:
> There have been plenty of comments about distributed rcs systems. I
> have no complaints there at all, but I wanted to mention Bacula as a
> solid backup software option. We use it for our production needs in the
> office and colocation facil
Hi,
On Sun, 01.02.2009 at 18:34:31 +0100, Pierre Riteau
wrote:
> You seem to be mistaken.
yes. Thanks to all of you, and note to self: Don't post when
tired and distracted...
Kind regards,
--Toni++
On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:36:49 -0500
Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
> of CVS to accomplish this task.
>
Just a suggestion but, given that
1. you want the latest revs available to use on any of several machines,
2. these
On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 06:34:31PM +0100, Pierre Riteau wrote:
> The 4GB file limitation is for files *INSIDE* an ISO file system, not
> for the ISO itself.
Exactly! It's OK to have a DVD "crammed to the brim" with 4.7GB of
data, as long as the individual files on the DVD are each under the
files
On 1 fivr. 09, at 18:11, Toni Mueller wrote:
On Sun, 01.02.2009 at 13:01:52 +, Matthew Szudzik
> wrote:
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660#The_4_GiB_.28or_2_GiB_depending_on_impl
ementation.29_file_size_limit
Thanks for the heads-up, but
Some operating systems can handle file
On Sun, 01.02.2009 at 13:01:52 +, Matthew Szudzik
wrote:
> See
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660#The_4_GiB_.28or_2_GiB_depending_on_implementation.29_file_size_limit
Thanks for the heads-up, but
> Some operating systems can handle files up to 4GB on an ISO 9660
> filesystem, and o
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 02:04:32PM +, Dieter wrote:
> > i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media
> > files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just
> > burn them on a iso..
>
> ISO files have a 2 GB filesize limit, so large files don't fit.
I use
On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 12:12:50PM +0100, Toni Mueller wrote:
> I can fetch files that are well over 4GB and burn them on DVD. These
> files are called as "ISO" files, but I don't know exactly what's inside
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660#The_4_GiB_.28or_2_GiB_depending_on_implementat
Hi,
On Sat, 31.01.2009 at 14:04:32 +, Dieter
wrote:
> ISO files have a 2 GB filesize limit, so large files don't fit.
are you sure?
I can fetch files that are well over 4GB and burn them on DVD. These
files are called as "ISO" files, but I don't know exactly what's inside
of these files. S
On 31 Jan 2009, at 06:36, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
Dear All,
I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
of CVS to accomplish this task.
I happen to use 4-5 different computer on the daily basis for my work.
I use my laptop, desktop, and a file server at work as well as my
> i kinda like cpio for fast backup of filesystems... for large media
> files (think anime movies) -- I think its generally best to just
> burn them on a iso..
ISO files have a 2 GB filesize limit, so large files don't fit.
I switched to using FFS, which allows files as large as the media
will hol
There have been plenty of comments about distributed rcs systems. I
have no complaints there at all, but I wanted to mention Bacula as a
solid backup software option. We use it for our production needs in the
office and colocation facility and I use it at home for my personal
stuff. Works very w
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 2:21 PM, wrote:
> @-HKS
> Point taken about mercurial. I will experiment with it. How good
> is it with occasional image files? It is definitelly big plus that I can
> look changes I made either in papers I am writing or grades (.csv) of
> my student.
It handles images j
Lars Nood??n wrote:
> Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> > ...It is of paramount importance for me that my files are in sync on all
> > 5 computers...
>
> Can you give more info about the nature of files you wish to keep in
> sync? System configuration, text processing, databases, executables, etc?
>
>
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Predrag Punosevac
wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
> of CVS to accomplish this task.
>
> I happen to use 4-5 different computer on the daily basis for my work.
> I use my laptop, desktop, and a file server at w
If you can set up a common data repository and if you can ensure that
you always update that repository when you're finished working on
computer A before moving to computer B, then that may be the best
method for keeping your "working set" of files synchronized.
If in addition to that you need rev
Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> ...It is of paramount importance for me that my files are in sync on all
> 5 computers...
Can you give more info about the nature of files you wish to keep in
sync? System configuration, text processing, databases, executables, etc?
Are the files all text i.e. xml / s
On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:03:11 + (UTC)
Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2009-01-31, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> > I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
> > of CVS to accomplish this task.
>
> ..
>
> > I have seen a thread about 2-3 months ago on misc in which there
> >
On 2009-01-31, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
> of CVS to accomplish this task.
..
> I have seen a thread about 2-3 months ago on misc in which there
> was a similar question by a OpenBSD user who wanted to keep his
> /etc on his firew
On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 01:36:49AM -0500, Predrag Punosevac wrote:
> I am seeking advice about the backup strategies and possible use
> of CVS to accomplish this task.
>
> I happen to use 4-5 different computer on the daily basis for my work.
> I use my laptop, desktop, and a file server at work a
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