Subj : Re: Can I mirror a directory on the same computer ?
To   : alt.comp.linux,alt.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux
From : Andy Fraser
Date : Sun Oct 31 2004 01:35 pm

In alt.comp.linux, Mark Hobley uttered these immortal words:

> In alt.comp.linux Michael Fread <shaitand@email.wintu.edu> wrote:
>> Are you sure your not really just wanting to soft-link the directory?
>> 
> It's for backup purposes, so a symlink is no good.

Which IMHO makes rsync an even better choice. Michael pointed out a couple
of shortcomings in the script he posted. You can change the script to
address them or if you're lucky Michael or someone else might do it for
you. However, any bugs in the script that go unnoticed will result in a bad
backup. Rsync has already been tested and is being used by many people for
backing up already. I think rsync is the safer option.

-- 
Andy.

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