greetings -
was looking into using rsync (grsync) to do some backups and have a question about command line syntax -
Can rsync handle multiple source files on the command line? for example -
rsync file1 file2 /media/usbdrive
if that is doable, what is the proper syntax to list the source files? I didn't see anything in the man page or some online sources (like the Arch Wiki) that specifically call that out. Also, i can't select multiple files, directories with grsync; which leads me to believe it's not possible. But I may just be going about it wrong.
I think here answers the rsync question (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1881554&highlight=rsync+include) and here answers the grsync question (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1893841)
I will confess I am not well and may have misinterpreted your question (nasty nasty nasty flu bug)
Flu... just be patient. As we say around here, Flu takes seven days with medicines or a week without them. You can only alleviate the symthoms with drugs. They don't cure anything, but you feel a bit better and sleepy taking some.
Back OT, thanks for the links. I need to study them. Would like to give a try grsync too. Maybe I replace LuckyBackup in other systems.
Quote from: VastOne on December 14, 2014, 04:25:57 AM
I think here answers the rsync question (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1881554&highlight=rsync+include) and here answers the grsync question (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1893841)
I will confess I am not well and may have misinterpreted your question (nasty nasty nasty flu bug)
thanks, something like that is what I'm looking to do.
edit - also found the option so that rsync will follow symbolic links which will be helpful as well.
grsync is an awesome tool, it really just puts a gui face on rsync
For ultimate backup and the purest form of disaster recovery, there is nothing that comes close to what fsarchiver does
I spent a career in disaster recovery services and dreamed of having a tool as effective as fsarchiver...
Tis why both grsync and fsarchiver are a part of VSIDO
Thanks, Will explore them both. I'm not specially happy with the tools I've been using so far.
@vastone - just out of curiosity, have you used rsync to create a backup and then pipe the result to fsarchiver.
Way back with RedHat 7, I had a script that would pipe the results of tar to cdrecord to make backup cd's. Actually pretty handy.
I have never done that Rat Man, but it should be fairly easy.. or not?
Every search I have looked for using rsync + script + fsarchiver is usually "Before fsarchiver I used rsync"
As in they switched from rsync to fsarchiver?
No big deal; this is all a learning exercise so I'll mess with both.
^ Yes...
rsync to me is more of a directory / directory file / file tool (among other things) and can be a great backup tool as well
fsarchiver is the ultimate disaster recovery tool