Recent writing about dar

John Goerzen <[email protected]> Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:39:26 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.dar.support
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

I'm not done with my series yet, but thought I'd mention some recent
dar-related posts and such that I've made:

Recommendations for Tools for Backing Up and Archiving to Removable Media
https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10500-recommendations-for-tools-for-backing-up-and-archiving-to-removable-media
Discusses my project and how dar fits in.

Using dar for Data Archiving
https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10527-using-dar-for-data-archiving
The in-depth analysis of dar according to the guidelines in the first
post

Mastodon thread about dar
https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/110584716548088152
I note the concept that dar is essentially a powerful filesystem differ
and patcher, how it can provide an asynchronous rsync, etc.

Roundup of Data Backup and Archiving Tools
https://www.complete.org/roundup-of-data-backup-and-archiving-tools/
Looks at backuppc, bacula, borg, dar, and git-annex.  They are all tools
I've used and have very different characteristics in some ways.

Still to come: concluding my blog series, and more depth on dar on my
website.

- John