On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 12:46 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote: > The scripts you posted look the same to me. And I don't see any form > of snapshotting. The $NOW variable is set and is echoed but it is > never actually used. For an rsync snapshot I would expect to see > either rsync --link-dest or a cp -al depending on the age of the script. > > The only reason to need two scripts would be because the snapshot > would need 3 dirs to work with (the source, the target, and the > previous backup) but that could also be handled with 1 script and a > simple existing check. > > On 09/04/2014 12:30 PM, Chris wrote: > > I have two scripts that a kind soul on this list wrote for me over > > 4yrs ago. I got to looking at them the other day because my old box > > crashed and had to build a new one also got a new backup USB drive > > since I'm still copying over things from the old one. The first one > > is for a full backup: > > > > http://pastebin.com/XF6Zm42A > > > > Works great, does exactly what it's supposed to do. The second is > > for a 'snapshot' which is where I get a bit confused. I would think > > that a 'snapshot' would be just the changed files either since the > > last full backup or since the last 'snapshot' the night before. It > > seems though that it's actually the same as a full backup. I don't > > profess to be a script person so I have no idea if it's doing what > > it should or something needs to be changed. Below is the 2nd > > script: > > > > http://pastebin.com/MkBzJnux > > > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > > Chris > > > Thanks Kevin, I guess for now I'll leave them as they are until I can get smart on scripting.
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