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Linux backup software .. that meets unique requirements



On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:02 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> 
> * Doesn't meet my requirement #1 ("Backs up efficiently.  e.g., uses 
> rsync algorithm or similar so as to not repeatedly backup/store files 
> that haven't changed.") - unless "listed-incremental is doing something 
> I don't understand.

The incremental file is a list of files that are backed up so that the next run doesn't back them up again.

> * Doesn't meet my requirement #5.  ("Can back up to any old plain 
> vanilla sftp/rsync-accessible remote file system.")

Replace "cat > /dev/rmt0" with "cat > /path/to/file.tar"

--Rich P.








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