Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-12 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. Let me suggest another idea: Put a venti on the remote machine and push the tree to be backed up with vac. Never think about maintaining incremental backups anymore - just pull

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-09 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will rsync interact with those?

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-09 Thread Hung Dang
Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-09 Thread Saphirus Sage
Hung Dang wrote: Dirk Heinrichs wrote: Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-08 Thread Alejandro
2009/3/7 Dirk Heinrichs dirk.heinri...@online.de Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 21:13:49 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-08 Thread Daniel Troeder
Am Samstag, den 07.03.2009, 08:04 -0800 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will rsync interact with

[gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-07 Thread Grant
I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will rsync interact with those? If I turn the whole backup into a big tar.bz2, would

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-07 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 7 Mar 2009 08:04:17 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will rsync

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-07 Thread Grant
I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network.  I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2.  How will rsync interact with those?  If I turn the whole backup into a big tar.bz2,

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-07 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I incorporate tar and bzip2. How will rsync interact with those?

Re: [gentoo-user] rsync + tar + bz2 ?

2009-03-07 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 21:13:49 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: Am Samstag, 7. März 2009 17:04:17 schrieb Grant: I'm backing up numerous large files on another machine on my local network. I've only been using rsync, but it occured to me that I might be able to save some time and space if I