On Tuesday 16 March 2004 10:00, WipeOut wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know of some good file system backup scripts or > utilities?? (I don't mean like tar or cpio.. read on..) > > Specifically I am looking for some way to backup remote systems > (probably using rsync over ssh is the best?) but I don't simply > want a mirrored copy.. > > I want to have a seperate directory created each day with the > backed up files in.. Also I want files that have not changed to be > symlinked to the previous version of the file so that I don't need > ten times the disk space of the original source on the backup > system and don't have to transfer the entire file set over the > network to the backup system only the changed files.. > > This to me would be a very efficent way to have a backup system > that has the ability to have an archive history but doen not need > masses of storage space.. > > Thanks for any thoughts.. For rsync .... http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/examples.html Regards, Mike Klinke
