Using rsync for versioned backups without --backup

2009-05-25 Thread Kelly Jones
I want to use rsync to backup a large file (say 1G) that changes a little each day (say 1M), but I also want the ability to re-create older versions of this file. I could use --backup, but that would create a 1G file each day, even though I only really need the 1M that's changed. How do I tell

Re: Using rsync for versioned backups without --backup

2009-05-25 Thread Roland Smith
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:39:57PM -0700, Kelly Jones wrote: I want to use rsync to backup a large file (say 1G) that changes a little each day (say 1M), but I also want the ability to re-create older versions of this file. I could use --backup, but that would create a 1G file each day, even