11 Apr
2006
11 Apr
'06
20:05
houghi
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