-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Joe Hart wrote: > ý wrote: >> What application do you think its best for backing up /home files in >> Debian Etch? > >> Thank you. > > There are a lot of different ways to go about this. One of the most > common programs do do this is tar. > > rsync is good if you have another place that you would like to use as a > mirror. > > Then there are things like rdiff that let you do incremental backups of > only things that change. > > You really just need to find the tool that is best for you. > > Joe Thank you Joe.
I intend to back up to an external hard drive, do you think rsync wold do the job or is rdiff more suitable for this? - -- José Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ http://www.ftml.net/mail/?STKI=1516747 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGR2MCbA8ofNNtTC0RAkKNAKC/m7/gso1JScNlShYWyZ9zgOHVEgCgqShY fh6RbUVE4J2O3NqVb8B3A/8= =gHLy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]