[3] Is exactly the reason why I was asking :) I don't know if rsync exists in the windows world, and if it does, I'd suggest using it, for backup purposes, IMO can't be beaten, rsync will (optionally) update only what was changed in the code so the bandwith used (if you copy say, from server to server) is minimal and the time of a backup could be done pretty quickly..
hth Julio On Oct 1, 9:23 am, Yarko Tymciurak <yark...@gmail.com> wrote: > Argh! > > [1] - just learn / get used to using a version control system locally (e.g. > mercurial, bazaar, git); > [2] - learn to make backups with that version control system (e.g. how > Massimo pushes his changes out to launchpad, for example, you can do the > same to push to another repository - on another disk, on another machine) > > [3] - in a pinch, learn to use rsync (with exclude lists, and -avup flags, > for example) > [4] - if you really, really want to use "old fashioned" distribution > methods, go ahead and tar up your directory. > > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Julio <ju...@techfuel.net> wrote: > > > What OS plattform you using? > > > On Oct 1, 8:16 am, Web2py-SuperFan <mwkan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I was wondering if there is a backup source code method built in to > > > web2py or if someone has built a py script to backup all applications > > > including the routes.py and app.yaml file to a timestamped tar or > > > zipped folder. If so would you mind posting the script? > > > > Basically I want to back up my work daily including all the code in > > > the applications folder by running a script daily. > > > > something like: > > > > target_folder = c:\backup\todaysdate > > > copy applications to target folder > > > copy app.yaml to target_folder > > > copy routes.py to target_folder > > > zip (or tar) target_folder > > > > Thanks > > > Mark > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
