[–] u1hcw9nx 3mo ago ↗ Don't forget new GNU-format incremental backups. -g, --listed-incremental=FILE
[–] t312227 3mo ago ↗ hello,as always: imho (!)tar is great, and well kown - but not particularly for "incremental backups over the net" ...this is what rsync is/was for.idk ... whatever the problem is with rsync, but apparently thats none of my business ;))you could use, and which usage is very similar to rsync:rclone* https://rclone.org/intro* https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/4x-faster-network-fil...and additionally its also faster than rsync ...just my 0.02€
[–] rurban 3mo ago ↗ Drew is getting unbearable. [–] monkaiju 3mo ago ↗ His anti-LLM stance isnt unsurprising given the values he's posted about regularly for years, if anything his ability to avoid cargo-cult/hype nonsense is why I (and seemingly others) value his writing so much.
[–] monkaiju 3mo ago ↗ His anti-LLM stance isnt unsurprising given the values he's posted about regularly for years, if anything his ability to avoid cargo-cult/hype nonsense is why I (and seemingly others) value his writing so much.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 27.3 ms ] threadas always: imho (!)
tar is great, and well kown - but not particularly for "incremental backups over the net" ...
this is what rsync is/was for.
idk ... whatever the problem is with rsync, but apparently thats none of my business ;))
you could use, and which usage is very similar to rsync:
rclone
* https://rclone.org/
intro
* https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/4x-faster-network-fil...
and additionally its also faster than rsync ...
just my 0.02€