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exe34 on July 22, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Timeshift: System Restore Tool for Linux

oh this brings back memories, i found a script that did this about 15 years ago. it kept three versions of backups using rsync and hard-links to avoid duplication.

nijave on July 22, 2024 [–]

https://rsnapshot.org/ ?

exe34 on July 23, 2024 | [–]

> rsnapshot was originally based on an article called Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Linux and Rsync, by Mike Rubel.

must have been this one :-D thanks for finding it!

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