I can see you prefer rsync. You should use what you are comfortable with and what works for you.
I also see the multiple benefits to limiting when rsyn is used, so I won't agree with you, but I won't argue against your choice. On 10/1/09, Julio <[email protected]> wrote: > > Claiming one is better than the other is in the eye of the beholder > don't you think? - I think the point here is *what* exactly does > SuperFan needs, from the title of the post I can see he's looking for > a "backup" option, but does he refer to a pure backup solution or a > source control solution?, I am sorry but for single backups I don't > think rsync can be beaten, a single liner for a command that is > already included in your box (hence my original question about what OS > was he using) would be mostly effective.. Cheers. > > On Oct 1, 11:33 am, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote: >> mercurial (or git) is a better option than rsync for many reasons (and >> both are really efficient) than rsync. Rsync is more general - >> executables are available for PCs (I used it a lot in corp world;) >> >> On 10/1/09, Julio <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > [3] Is exactly the reason why I was asking :) >> >> > I don't know if rsync exists in the windows world, and if it does, I'd >> > suggest using it, for backup purposes, IMO can't be beaten, rsync will >> > (optionally) update only what was changed in the code so the bandwith >> > used (if you copy say, from server to server) is minimal and the time >> > of a backup could be done pretty quickly.. >> >> > hth >> >> > Julio >> >> > On Oct 1, 9:23 am, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Argh! >> >> >> [1] - just learn / get used to using a version control system locally >> >> (e.g. >> >> mercurial, bazaar, git); >> >> [2] - learn to make backups with that version control system (e.g. how >> >> Massimo pushes his changes out to launchpad, for example, you can do >> >> the >> >> same to push to another repository - on another disk, on another >> >> machine) >> >> >> [3] - in a pinch, learn to use rsync (with exclude lists, and -avup >> >> flags, >> >> for example) >> >> [4] - if you really, really want to use "old fashioned" distribution >> >> methods, go ahead and tar up your directory. >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Julio <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > What OS plattform you using? >> >> >> > On Oct 1, 8:16 am, Web2py-SuperFan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > Hi, >> >> >> > > I was wondering if there is a backup source code method built in to >> >> > > web2py or if someone has built a py script to backup all >> >> > > applications >> >> > > including the routes.py and app.yaml file to a timestamped tar or >> >> > > zipped folder. If so would you mind posting the script? >> >> >> > > Basically I want to back up my work daily including all the code in >> >> > > the applications folder by running a script daily. >> >> >> > > something like: >> >> >> > > target_folder = c:\backup\todaysdate >> >> > > copy applications to target folder >> >> > > copy app.yaml to target_folder >> >> > > copy routes.py to target_folder >> >> > > zip (or tar) target_folder >> >> >> > > Thanks >> >> > > Mark >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
