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>9.3. Using rsync</H1
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>9.3.1. Introduction</H2
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>The <B
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>rsync</B
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> program is a fast and flexible tool for remote backup. It is common on UNIX and UNIX-like systems, easy to configure and use in scripts. While the <EM
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>, you do not need to take this all too literally. Your <SPAN
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> device might just as well be a USB storage device or another partition on your hard disk, you do not need to have two separated machines.</P
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>More and more distributions give access to removable devices for non-prilileged users and mount USB devices, CD-ROMs and other removable devices automatically.</P
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> that <TT
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>Then you can start the actual backup, for instance of the <TT
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>karl@theserver:~> </TT
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