Subj : Re: Can I mirror a directory on the same computer ?
To   : alt.comp.linux,alt.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux
From : Tyler Eaves
Date : Sun Oct 31 2004 02:48 pm


> Well, what I'd suggest you do if you use tar, is have several tarballs.
> Every time your cronjob runs, you create a new tarball. That way, not only
> do we not have to worry about updating files and deleting old files we get
> several versions of files backed up too. That way for any particular file
> it's possible to go back several versions if you need to.

Frankly, at this point you're probably better off with arch or subversion,
or even, if you must, CVS.

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