rsync --link-dest is fast and simple, good stuff.
I recommend using it with some sort of wrapper script for rotations, like
Backup.rsync:
https://stromberg.dnsalias.org/~strombrg/Backup.remote.html
On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 7:29 AM Kevin Korb via rsync
wrote:
> See --link-dest. That is what
See --link-dest. That is what makes rsync shine for backups.
On 10/6/21 10:09 AM, Helmut Jarausch via rsync wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to mirror my root file system (e.g.) to a different disk. The
> mirror should always be most recent.
> In addition, I'd like to be able to restore my file system
Hi,
I'd like to mirror my root file system (e.g.) to a different disk. The
mirror should always be most recent.
In addition, I'd like to be able to restore my file system to the state
of one or more backups before
without storing full size snapshots.
The --backup-dir option does most of