Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:10:12 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: S Mathias <smathias1972@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "ultimate" backup choice Message-ID: <20101211171012.6185da47.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <295012.67479.qm@web121408.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <295012.67479.qm@web121408.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:17:46 -0800 (PST), S Mathias <smathias1972@yahoo.com> wrote: > each server has a folder. Allow me a polite sidenote: Please try to use the correct terminology. Those are called directories, not "folders". > i want to backup a folder in "SERVER A". > > are there any backup methods, that meets these two requirements? : > > > 1) running from e.g.: a cronjob > > 2) when running, it just checks the folder in "SERVER A" > and "SERVER B". if a file/folder has been added/removed/ > modified in the "SERVER A"'s folder, then it copies/removes > it/them to "SERVER B"'s folder. Maybe cpdup can help here. Anyway, rsync would be a recommended choice. After installing them, you'll dinf documentation in "man cpdup" and "man rsync", /usr/local/share/doc/rsync/ - those are well documented. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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