"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
27774125.JpiCNi3NmI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 12/17/06 9:14 AM:
> __/ [ Snit ] on Sunday 17 December 2006 16:07 \__
>
>> "flatfish+++" <flatfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated in post
>> gPdhh.15$e01.9@xxxxxxxxxxxx on 12/17/06 8:59 AM:
>>
>>> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:42:45 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Just tar it. You can grep it then. Here's what I personally chose to do
>>>> periodically (cron job):
>>>>
>>>> mkdir /media/SEA_DISK/Home/`date +%Y-%m-%d`
>>>>
>>>> tar -cf - /home/roy/Main/BU|split -b 1000m - /media/SEA_DISK/Home/`date
>>>> +%Y-%m-%d`/Baine-`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.
>>>>
>>>> # To reassemble:
>>>>
>>>> cat backup.tar.*|tar -xf -
>>>
>>> Another excellent example of the user friendliness of Linux.
>>>
>> Grandma Jones could figure that out in five minutes. :)
>>
>> Seriously, the fact that such things exist and work in Linux (and OS X) is
>> a benefit for those who want tons of flexibility and control... but if the
>> system is lacking a good GUI to do much the same then it is just a geeks'
>> playground. I am happy to see Apple adding a good (hopefully) backup
>> solution by default to OS X. I assume there are decent ones for Linux as
>> well.
>
> There are front ends. They are not scriptable.
Why would front ends not be scriptable... or be able to make scripts? I do
not know about Apple's upcoming Time Machine, but I do know other backup
utilities are scriptable on OS X.
> Microsoft PowerShell isn't Vista-ready, either
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | As a few other bloggers noted yesterday, Microsoft's newly
> | released PowerShell command-line shell and scripting language
> | doesn't currently work with Windows Vista.
> `----
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=105
Vista is still a work in progress... seems MS will go through similar
growing pains as Apple did a few years ago when they moved to OS X.
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? Deleting from a *Save* dialog is not a sign of well done design
? A personal computer without an OS is crippled by that lacking
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