> Is there anyway in which i can have only the delta of the original file be > present at the backup location. > something like > 1. 1st backup is 100M > 2. write 20MB to the original file > 3. do a sync using hardlinks > 4. i have 20MB file at backup location with the delta changes only.
Probably someone else on the mailing list will be able to provide further details or clarification or a better solution than the following : Assuming that I have understood what you are trying to achieve, you may wish to look at backing up to a file system which offers data de-deuplication. Regardless, I am interested to know if you work this out! ------------------------------------ This email is protected by LBackup http://www.lbackup.org -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
