rsync for backups anyone?
A friend suggested I try `rsync' for backups. We don't appear to
have a package for it (the www.debian.org package search engine
is broken, so I looked in obvious sections).
Does anyone have experience with it? Is it worth packaging?
(Probably, since it has a web page, a mailing list and a user
base!)
If no other developer takes an interest, I may _eventually_
package it. But I'll be pretty busy until April or so.
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
rsync is an open source utility that provides fast incremental
file transfer. rsync is freely available under the GNU General
Public License
WHAT IS RSYNC?
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rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link beforehand.
At first glance this may seem impossible because the calculation of
diffs between two files normally requires local access to both
files.
Rsync uses rsh or ssh for communication. It does not need to be setuid
and requires no special privileges for installation. It does not
require a inetd entry or a daemon. You must, however, have a working
rsh or ssh system. Using ssh is recommended for its security
features.
RSYNC SERVERS
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rsync can also talk to "rsync servers" which can provide anonymous or
authenticated rsync. See the rsyncd.conf(5) man page for details on how
to setup a rsync server. See the rsync(1) man page for info on how to
connect to a rsync server.
Peter <psg@debian.org>
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