From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: backing up hard drive with emacs? Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:33:45 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <87d2ffg371.fsf@stevenarntson.com> <20140515032144.GA16409@hysteria.proulx.com> <0ef67b19-8903-4713-ad36-54ed5162aae1@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1400178929 25006 80.91.229.3 (15 May 2014 18:35:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 18:35:29 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 15 20:35:23 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl0Uz-00086u-6F for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 20:35:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59903 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl0Uy-0004IT-PC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 14:35:20 -0400 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!news.kjsl.com!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 20 Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="aabc59b8ce9cdce0c2995912677c9e55"; logging-data="31330"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/t3U4l94ZrPCMc0gBRSL/qfBF9aZUluUw=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GOR9xjqEkJMWiiO741PtfDFSwpU= sha1:pUtHs2sMS5bnzkYwsgqBgjqRybg= Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:205415 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:97683 Archived-At: Hans BKK writes: D> Yes this is totally off-topic for a forum discussing a text editor but here goes 8-) > > On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:53:49 PM UTC-4, Steven Arntson wrote: >> Haha, yes, emacs pretty much is my operating system, which is why I was >> curious. :) That said, I'm using Ubuntu. I looked at a couple of rsync >> examples, and I think that program looks pretty good--I'm going to try it. > > rsync is a great tool, but a simple command-line one that will rely on > your self-discipline to use properly. > > Better IMO to set something up that is automatic and you don't have to think about it. rsync launched from cron. Works for me. -- Dan Espen