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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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