Shlomi Fish
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:09:49 -0700
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Adir Abraham wrote:
> > - Making backups of all the files:
> > for I in *.c ; do cp $I $I.bak ; done
> > (this diverts into shell scripting, but we should do it to
> > demonstrate the power of the UNIX shell)
> > -
> >
>
> Creating backup is not a subject for beginners (basic use) in my opinion.
> Moreover, you might get them scared if you start talking about backups :)
> Not to mention that they won't be able to study all the syntax. If it is
> only for demonstration (to show some abilities etc.) then it might be a
> good idea. The backup subject, btw (including the demonstration), should
> go to the admin lecture, as it is a very important subject there.
> Whatsoever, we should give that demonstration in the end of the lecture,
> only if we have time left, as we will most likely have many things to
> cover.
>
Not to start a flame war here, but this is not a "real" backup as in
Bakcup Tapes, Backup CDs, Jazz drives, etc. I was talking about having a
copy of the files before you modify them, so you can rollback your
changes. Somewhat like a poor man's CVS.
Naturally, we should not lie by telling the audience that Linux has an
automatic versioning system. If they modify a file, and they wish to
rollback their changes, they should keep a backup of it beforehand (or use
CVS).
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
> Best regards.
>
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Shlomi Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Home Page: http://t2.technion.ac.il/~shlomif/
> > Home E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > A more experienced programmer does not make less bugs. He just realizes
> > what went wrong more quickly.
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://linuxclub.il.eu.org)
> > To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Shlomi Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Home Page: http://t2.technion.ac.il/~shlomif/
Home E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A more experienced programmer does not make less bugs. He just realizes
what went wrong more quickly.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://linuxclub.il.eu.org)
To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]