Subj : Re: Backup
To   : mark lewis
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Thu Jun 11 2020 20:45:00

-=> On 06-10-20 09:32, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 ml> powershell should be able to return a timestamp for use in naming
 ml> files, too...

I haven't done much with Powershell, but I wouldn't be surprised if it can name
files by date.

 ml> what you describe for linux is a method i use, too... once i create the
 ml> archive, i scp it to another machine or three... at least one is
 ml> offsite...

Yep, I try and have it as hands off as possible. :)

 ml> interestingly enough, archiving and then backing up to a media is how
 ml> many winwhatever backup solutions work... or they do an rsync-type
 ml> backup where they move only the new and/or changed files... the
 ml> question is how automated do you want it and how much work are you
 ml> willing to do to achieve this operation ;)

Yep.  I've found standard Linus tools like tar, gzip and rsync are easier for
me, because they're portable.



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