I use rsync with a --backup-dir=/${DIR}/backup/${MONTH}/${DIRDATE}/ and a bunch of --excludes for directories/files that I don't need backed up. It rsync's and any replaced files get copied into the backup-dir (so an incremental backup of sorts). And every so often (usually when low on space) I clean out the older dates with the assumption that if I have not noticed the file is missing I probably don't care. On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 11:56 AM Tim Evans <tkevans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Since tine immemorial (I first touched a UNIX system circa 1984), I have > used the venerable 'dump' utility to do automated full and incremental > backups to an NFS-mounted network storage appliance (NAS). > > Now, with a brand new laptop, with fresh install using btrfs > filesystems, I find 'dump' does not work on them. (Fortunately, I was > able to use the companion utility 'restore' to recover my /home backups > and assorted config files from the root filesystem of my old laptop.) > > So, I'm looking re-script my backups using btrfs tools. So far, it > appears I cannot do btrfs snapshots to the NAS and I'm not wanting to > attach another disk to the laptop just for snapshots. Are there > analogous (to 'dump' and 'restore') btrfs utilities that can do backups > this way, and can be scripted? > > Tha > -- > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue