Destroying "only" your home directory (was Re: Newbie question on permissions)

[Dana J. Laude]

On Sunday 02 April 2006 23:14, Michael T. Richter wrote:

> That would be the typical UNIX way to make "backups", yes.
>
> Where does that leave file versioning?  Incremental (or
> differential) backups?  Selective backups?  (I have stuff in
> my home folder that I wouldn't mind too terribly much losing
> that sucks up a lot of space.) System configurations (for
> those "power users" that might want to handle that situation
> as well)?
>
> A good backup application handles all of that in a format
> that's easy to access.

I've read a few of your replies and there actually is GOOD backup 
software available for linux.  Do a google search for "linux 
backup software".  I installed a HP DAT tape backup changer on 
our network at work and it just worked fine. We happened to use 
BRU. http://www.tolisgroup.com/Server-Linux.html

And the cost wasn't bad.  Now, granted "free as in beer" is 
always good, but sometimes it just takes awhile. ;)

Dana