I thought about using rsync. However,  rsync simply replaces old versions with 
new versions, thus not maintain a set of "fallback" versions. I was thinking 
that by using git, I could both have an annotated change control log and a 
"remote" backup. Two for the price of one, so to speak.

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From: Rick Troth [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 9:31 AM
To: Linux on 390 Port
Cc: McKown, John
Subject: Re: Abuse of "git": stupid or wise "archive/backup" strategy?

On 11/02/2012 10:03 AM, McKown, John wrote:

Does this sound reasonable? Or am I just being stupid because I should be doing 
"..." (please specify a better alternative).

RSYNC is your friend.  I would not say the alternative is stupid, but for 
personal backups, consider 'rsync' with "-u".  The full range of flags I use is 
"-a -u -x -H -K -O -S" and lately also "--safe-links".  Further, "-a" is a 
wrapper option meaning "archilve" that activates a half dozen other things.  
But I'll stop there.

GIT is great, and may provide more of what you need.  The per file "add" may be 
a feature you want, but is more than I could use.

RSYNC works on USS.

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