Re: help scp or rsync
On (28/06/05 10:05), roberto wrote:
> hello
> i have to get my entire /home/myself from machine B (debian sarge, k 2.6.8) to my actual machine A to make a backup copy,
>
> could you please address me where i can find the correct procedure to do this using rsync or scp?
>
> please note i can not do the reverse, sending /home/myself from B to A being connected in B
There are many different approaches to backup (search the archive over
the last couple of weeks for a recent list discussion). I use rsync
which for a simple one off backup can be used:
>From machine A:
rsync -av B:/home/myself /target_directory_on_A
If you want to automate backups it is rather more complex:
References:
http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/documentation.html
http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/
http://finmath.uchicago.edu/~wilder/Security/rsync/
I've written a mini howto which I intend to put up at some point but I'm
happy to mail it to you off list if you want it.
Regards
Clive
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