It’s simply to check if the host is answering. I use ‘echo’
Cheers, mph > On Aug 8, 2019, at 10:05 PM, Kenneth Porter <sh...@sewingwitch.com> wrote: > > Why does BackupPC ping the host to be backed up before starting its backup. > (I'm using rsyncd.) I'm thinking of replacing the ping command with "rsync > $host::". Is there any downside to that? > > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
