Terry wrote:
I'm going to butt in here to suggest that you avoid simplistic
solutions. They are offered fairly freely by self-styled Linux
gurus. Have a look at this article:
http://www.halfgaar.net/backing-up-unix
I have been poking a stick at dar (and using it) for some time. This
is a good place to start looking: http://dar.linux.free.fr/
A user on linuxquestions recommended mondo and I have just been
through the man page. It seems to beat dar (my previous choice) hands
down. Your distro may have it (mine did). Otherwise, check this
link: http://www.mondorescue.org/
Here is a recent article dealing with rsync (for system backup) and tar
(for selected files/folders):
http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=637
I have found tar to be an acquired taste. Working out how to use the
various switches can be time-consuming and it's probably easier to use
one of the gui frontends, although I have a set command line which I use
for various folder backups. Tar is commonly used for small backups at
least.
I've never used rsync.
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