Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:46:14 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup tools Message-ID: <20120623164614.GA13602@hemlock.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20120623134602.GA36552@jorge.cc> References: <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra> <20120622184740.GA67847@slackbox.erewhon.net> <20120623003717.GD7876@hemlock.hydra> <20120623075928.GA19093@slackbox.erewhon.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206231007190.31324@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120623125739.GA82828@jorge.cc> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206231512210.38324@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120623134602.GA36552@jorge.cc>
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On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 09:46:02AM -0400, Jorge Luis Gonzalez wrote: > Wojciech Puchar wrote: > > > > what exactly deficiences and requirements not met by rsync are you talking > > about? > > Perhaps "deficiencies" was too strong a word. I think the OP required--or > perhaps desired--a WOL function. I'm not aware of any such capability in rsync > proper. I meant, too, that dirvish, which was the alternative that I > recommended, presents an elegant and easily-comprehended way to manage rsync's > considerable abilities, not that it provides features that can't be managed > directly by rsync. Actually, a Wake-On-LAN feature is not at all necessary for me in this case. It's a simple enough task to just trigger a backup manually at the command line via a script that automates the process. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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