On 30 Jun 2024 06:40 -0700, from pe...@easthope.ca:
>> You could give the backups volume ids which tell the date.
>> 
>>          -volid BOB_"$(date '+%Y_%m_%d_%H%M%S')"
>> 
>> (BOB = Backup Of Backup :))
> 
> I'm beginning to learn Git.  So I wonder about another approach where 
> files are in a local Git repository.  That would allow  tracing the 
> history of any file.  A backup of the extant repository would still be 
> necessary.  

That sounds a lot like etckeeper, except on a larger scale.

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