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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:13:07 -0400
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On 9/22/2015 9:06 PM, Paul wrote:
> Andrey Repin <anrdaemon <at> yandex.ru> writes:
>> Git, Subversion... basically any sane VCS out there.
>
> Ah, yes....I've managed to avoid version control all these years
> because I wanted the convenience of bash file management and changing
> things on a whim as I see fit.  And for lack of time to learn yet
> another system.  I see the lesson here.  The right tool for the right
> job, and there's no getting around the learning curve and the
> sacrifice in flexibility.  OK.  I have it on my radar.  I will have to
> find time to try it out.  Thank you!

There are also various backup tools based on rsync and compression.
One of these is called duplicity, and it supports encryption as well.
But I suspect there are a number of these and that you can find one
that matches your task ...

Eliot Moss

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