On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Roald de Vries<rdv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm thinking of using git as a backup solution for my whole system, setting > my $GIT_DIR to something like "/backupdisc/backup". Does that seem sensible? The two questions you have to ask yourself are: will I ever branch and merge in this "repo", and do I really want versions from weeks and months ago? A "no" to the first question means you're essentially using a very powerful VCS as a mere backup system. I suggest rdiff-backup or (if it's mature enough now, not sure) duplicity.. A "no" to the second question means you're needlessly keeping lots of old data, and have to jump through hoops to get rid of it if you need to. There's a limit to how much you can Macgyver git into doing what it is not intended for :-) Having said all that, I do use git to manage parts of my $HOME that do satisfy those constraints (config files, ~/bin, etc) -- I do sometimes branch and merge, and I do want really old versions. I do this by putting all of them in a repo, and symlinking them to $HOME. Regards, Sitaram -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html