rsync - Apr 2004 - Rsync OS X/Linux

Hi,
I'm kind of a newbie in development and need to create an incremental backup
of my http server on my computer (through ssh). But after reading the manual
I had, I afraid of mixing my source and destination.
Can somebody give me the right command and help me developing a daily
incremental backup script?
Thx,

Selim.

On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 12:32:16PM +0200, Selim Sinno
wrote:
> I afraid of mixing my source and destination.
I'd suggest running "rsync --help" and noting the SRC and DEST
items.
If you are still unsure, use the -n (--dry-run) option to see what would
happen if rsync were to actually do the update.

..wayne..

Left to right.  The very last path on the commandline is the destination. 
Don't put any source location there.  If you're not certain what will 
happen with a particular commandline, add "-n" to it, along with at
least
one "-v", and it'll tell you everything it would do.

"man rsync" will yield a wealth of information on the --compare-dest=,
--backup-dir=, and other useful options for incremental backups.
In the archives, you'll even find a nice application to use rsync to keep 
up (and restore from) a sort of "snapshot" structure.

Tim Conway
Unix System Administration
Contractor - IBM Global Services
desk:3032734776
conway@us.ibm.com



Hi,
I'm kind of a newbie in development and need to create an incremental 
backup
of my http server on my computer (through ssh). But after reading the 
manual
I had, I afraid of mixing my source and destination.
Can somebody give me the right command and help me developing a daily
incremental backup script?
Thx,

Selim.