> I would like to "mis-use" rdiff-backup as a sort of "revisioned home dir". > My first trivial test with "rdiff-backup -b test/ test/" indicate that it > should be possible to do "in place" backups, using the same folder as source > and destination.
Nope, that won't work. The rsync algorithm used by rdiff-backup calculates differences by comparing files in the source and the destination. If they are both the same then there will never be any changes and you'll never accumulate any meaningful history. I'm surprised that you're test worked at all...did you try running that command more than once? > I'm fully aware that this is not a backup but more of a history-keeper. Are > there any dangers in doing this (e.g will this still work with 1000's of > files and bigger files)? Is anybody else doing something similar, what are > your experiences? > many thanks in advance for any feedback I would recommend using it in the conventional way (backup to some other location outside of the source, preferably on another physical drive). Rdiff-backup is very efficient in terms of space, and having another copy of your data around can be very handy. Just remember to NEVER modify the files in the rdiff-backup repository--if you do you will invalidate the diff history for any files that you modify. ~ Daniel _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki