On 2018-02-22 10:46, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Thu, 22 Feb 2018, Dianne Skoll wrote: > > > On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:33:24 -0500 (EST) > > "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > > > > but what are folks out there using for their backups these days? > > > tar? rsync? amanda? > > > > I use rsync. > > i'll keep track of the responses i get just to pass them on to the > class. regarding rsync, now that i went looking for backup solutions, > i just ran across dirvish: > > http://dirvish.org/ > > which is apparently a user-friendly wrapper around rsync: > > http://dirvish.org/docs.html rsync isn't user friendly? ;-) I love rsync for getting things across the pond and even comparing things. I really wish there was an "rdiff" that did what I expected, using the rsync protocol to just list the differences between two network entities. > anyway, i'll keep an ongoing list of suggestions. > > rday slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________