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28.8    Incremental Backups (rsnapshot)

The rsnapshot Perl script from the package of the same name also builds on rsync. Unlike the rdiff-backup command just described, it uses hard links to access previously backed up files from previous backups. This makes accessing older backup versions (snapshots) easier than when you use rdiff-backup. A compression of the backups, on the other hand, is not provided.

rsnapshot is designed to run the script automatically on a regular basis. rsnapshot backs up both local directories and, via SSH, directories from other machines on the local network when configured appropriately. All backups are stored on the local machine running rsnapshot. This approach is exactly the opposite of many other backup tools: ...