Backup home directory

[paragnehete]

Hi Team,

I want to write a script which will take a backup of my home directory. But will only backup the changes made in files not whole home directory. I want to upload that on server. I don't have any idea. please help me.

[Jonathan183]

For whole file rsync ... see here - I'm using the snapshot script at the bottom of the linked page

[stuman]

rsync is good. First execution will copy everything. Subsequent executions will only copy changes. Use "--delete" option to remove deleted files from the backup if desired.

[alf55]

Of course, you could look at "Back in Time" which (uses rsync inside) and has a GUI and a scheduler as well. But unlike using rsync only, you can go back to a version of a file that has since been replaced by a newer version in the backup.

[Jonathan183]

The script at the bottom of the page I linked to does a backup if sufficient has changed ... using date for the directory tree so you can access old information. There are lots of options but what works best is down to requirements and personal preference