tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post1006431049332295649..comments2023-10-27T14:44:07.700-04:00Comments on sevesteen.com: File ManagersSevesteenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-50343772472393084502009-04-30T00:12:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:12:00.000-04:00i use a fancied-up twist on the "tar" method, a pr...i use a fancied-up twist on the "tar" method, a program called "dar". it's in synaptic, of course.<br /><br />advantages over the old "tar": automatic, per-file, configurable compression; backs up extended attributes (very handy if you're backing up a Fedora/SELinux disk); handles incremental and differential backups sensibly; faster seeking through multi-gigabyte backup files; splits archives into several files if they reach a configurable size, automatically, and handles such files seamlessly; better testing of backup integrity. oh, and it handles errors reasonably, just as it should.<br /><br />advantages it conspicuously fails to have: a GUI; a menu-based UI; in fact, any interface even slightly friendlier than "tar" had back in the 1970s.<br /><br />it could probably back up windows, too, at least if you can samba-mount the drives to be backed up at any rate. i haven't checked to see if there's a windows-native version or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-85447197866791233322009-04-29T16:42:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:42:00.000-04:00I know there are ways around this stupid behavior,...I know there are ways around this stupid behavior, I just don't think I should need them. I understand the real world is different though....Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-33970546175332454092009-04-28T22:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T22:57:00.000-04:00NFS mount the remote disk and do something like:
...NFS mount the remote disk and do something like:<br /><br />$ tar -cvf /remotefilesystem/filez.tar<br /><br />There's a switch to force the file into the archive even under error (or continue with other files, I can't remember) but my tar-fu is old and weak. But man will tell you.<br /><br />BTW, we got a Western Digital 1 TB "My Book" network drive. Plug the Ethernet in, and it's up and running. Ubuntu works cleaner with it than Vista.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.com