houghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> There still is a difference. With rsync you get a 1:1 copy. With a backup
> you get much more then 1:1
> 
> With a backup you get this:
> backup 01:    all files
> backup 02:    differences with backup 01, keep backup 01
> backup 03:    all files, keep 01-02
> backup 04:    differences with 03, keep 01-04
> backup 05:    all files, delete 01+02, keep 03+04
> backup 06:    differnce with 05, keep 03-05
> backup 07:    all files, delete 03+04, keep 05+06

rdiff-backup (http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/) is an very
interesting backup program:

"The idea is to combine the best features of a mirror and an
incremental backup." (from the website)

I use it successfully on some servers since some month. rdiff-backup is 
included in SuSE 10.0 and 10.1.

Greetings, Björn
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