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I automated Linux backups with a simple bash script and cron (and it’s better than a GUI)

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.
TechRepublic

How to back up a local Linux directory to a remote Linux host with rsync

Our back up was successful. How to back up a local Linux directory to a remote Linux host with rsync Your email has been sent There are countless ways to back up data on the Linux platform. One of the ...
Techgage

Mastering rsync and Bash to Backup Your Linux Desktop or Server

I hate to admit it, but I’ve screwed up many times throughout the years when it’s come to using computers. My first big “Oh shi!” moment came when I was about 8-years-old, goofing around on my ...
Ars Technica

cygwin rsync going incredibly slow (2MB/s) on internal drive to drive transfer

Not sure if this needs to be in the Windows forum, since it's cygwin I figured it'd have a better chance of getting an answer here. Both drives are 7200 rpm internal SATA 3.0/6Gbits (actually I think ...
Linux Journal

rsync, Part I

Andrew Tridgell's rsync is a useful file-transfer tool, one that has no encryption support of its own but is easily “wrapped” (tunneled) by encryption tools such as SSH and Stunnel. What ...
Pro-Linux

Sicherheit: Ausführen beliebiger Kommandos in rsync

Plattformen: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 ...
Pro-Linux

Sicherheit: Mehrere Probleme in rsync

Plattformen: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 ...