[ubuntu-uk] Watch and backup folder

[Bea Groves]

Hi Barry!

I'd forgotten about Ubuntu One! Just switched it on and logged in. That,
together with an rsync periodic (daily?) backup to the SD card might be
enough of a belt-and-braces approach to cover the issue. Any idea what a
bash script for this job would look like? ;-)

On 20/11/11 16:56, Barry Drake wrote:
> On 20/11/11 16:23, Bea Groves wrote:
>> a) Monitor the Documents folder (and all subfolders) on a continuous
>> basis
>> b) If a file or folder is created or modified, then copy the changes to
>> another drive or folder of my choice (e.g. an SD card)
> 
> I'm using the Ubuntu One cloud to do exactly that - and it syncs file in
> the folders I've chosen back to my netbook whenever I'm using that.  I
> also use rsync to backup to a second hard drive from time to time, but
> that does not monitor file changes in real time - it just does a daily
> check and sync.  It's quite easy to write a script to run rsync.
> 
> Regards,        Barry.
> 

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