I am looking for an easy to use command-line tool for backing up my Ubuntu machine.
By Richard Rothwell on Sep. 07, 2008
In a word, rsync.
Have a look at http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/ to get you started. I back up remote and local systems using rsync with ssh security and using chron to automate the process.
The one thing to remember about backup is that _any_ human involvement is too much.
One trick I'd recommend is getting the backup script to output its report to a printer. I've set this up for a couple of organizations, because in my experience people (including system admins) ignore the email reports, but do glance at the sheet of paper delivered to their desk.
Contact me if you need more advice.
rgds, Richard
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